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COOK v. GRIERSON

No. 79, Sept. Term, 2003.

845 A.2d 1231 (2004)

380 Md. 502

Raina COOK, et al. v. Deborah GRIERSON.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 6, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Noble (Alexander J. Crow, Noble and Crow, P.A., on brief), Rockville, for appellants.

Daniel J. Mellin (Hillman, Brown & Darrow, P.A., on brief), Annapolis, for appellee.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.

GREENE, J.

In this case we are asked to interpret the Slayer's Rule so as to allow for the grandchildren of a murdered victim to inherit from him (the victim having died intestate), notwithstanding the fact that the grandchildren's father (the victim's son) was the murderer and is still alive. We recognize, by our previous construction of the rule, that persons who are the natural object of the slayer's bounty are disqualified...

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