CLARKE v. CLARKE

[No. 88, September Term, 1980.]

291 Md. 289 (1981)

435 A.2d 415

BENEDICT I. CLARKE v. GEORGE FRANCIS CLARKE

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided October 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Mudd, with whom were Mudd, Mudd & Munday, P.A. on the brief, for appellant.

Oliver R. Guyther for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ.


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

We granted certiorari in this case to consider an issue regarding the respective powers of an orphans' court and an equity court in the administration of a decedent's estate.

Helen Marie Clarke died testate on January 13, 1977, survived by nine children, including the plaintiff in this case, Benedict I. Clarke, and the defendant George Francis Clarke, who was sued in his capacity as the personal representative...

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