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MD. NAT'L BK. v. UNITED JEWISH APP.

[No. 30, September Term, 1979.]

286 Md. 274 (1979)

407 A.2d 1130

MARYLAND NATIONAL BANK ET AL. v. UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON, INC.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided November 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Mannes, with whom was Richard S. McKernon on the brief, for appellants.

Glenn M. Cooper, with whom were Paley, Rothman, Cooper & Eig, Chartered, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, ORTH and COLE, JJ.

ORTH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether a pledge to a charitable institution survives the death of the pledgor and is an enforceable obligation of his estate.

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Milton Polinger pledged $200,000 to the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Washington, Inc. (UJA) for the year 1975. He died on 20 December 1976. His last will and testament was admitted to probate in...

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