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The Ridout Will Case. We hirtly mentioned In yesterday's CariTat the disposition of the will cases in the Court of Appeals of Mrs. Hester Aon Ridout, and the affirming of the rul ings of the Court below, with costs out of the estate. This opinion decides that the devise to the Chase Home for the Indig ent Ladies of the Protestant Episcopal Church is valid, and that the written in structions of the deceased to her execu tors, by which she attempted to dispose of 260,000 worth of property to collateral relatives, was not a valid paper to dispose of property. The #60,000 falls into the residue of the estate, and goes to the beirs at law. Richard M. Chase, Esq., of this city, Secretary of the Naval Academy, who had $10,000 given him by the written instructions, will now, as an heir at law, receieve a larger share, but all the colateral relatives of the deceased are not so fortunate and will loose all the lady intended to give. The love Bepdoes was signed only by the deceased and bied up Witneteca
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Annapolis Evening Capital
Annapolis, Maryland, US
Thu, Mar 20, 1890
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