This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1860 |
| Citation: | 15 Md. 160 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | Giving in devision "certain" slaves to each five children. Reversing the lower court's opinion that the eldest sibling took under the will an estate in tail male. Ruling under the case in Shelley giving an estate of inheritance when the testator only intended an estate for life when both a general and particular intent exist. |
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| Full name: | Mary Ann Simpers, lessee, vs. Henry D. Simpers |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |