79 Md. App. 406 - Clark v. Strasburg’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
April 2005
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hamilton v. Thirston · Hayes v. Ricard · McClenahan v. Keyes · 24 Md. App. 588 - Trupp v. Wolff · Barrett v. Cady
Most-quoted passages
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““The trial judge ruled that the Clarks did not intend, as part of their oral contract, that Mr. Clark receive both an elective share in Mrs. Clark's estate and a life estate in the marital residence. We are unable to find any evidence in the record to support that conclusion. Moreover, it is clear that Mr. Clark had a contractual right, having performed his part of the agreement, to receive the life estate promised him. We believe the trial judge erred in refusing to enforce specifically the life estate granted Mr. Clark by his wife in 1971.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Strasburg v. Clark
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