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LEROY v. KIRK

[No. 434, September Term, 1970.]

262 Md. 276 (1971)

277 A.2d 611

LEROY v. KIRK, ADM'R, D.B.N., C.T.A. OF THE ESTATE OF MILLICENT DESIREE LEIFSON ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Paulson and Richard A. Buddeke, with whom was H. Robert Venables on the brief, for appellant.

Richard G. Anderson, with whom was Marvin I. Anderson on the brief, for The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Anne Arundel County, part of appellees. Frank C. Serio, with whom were Serio, Hopper, Blumenthal & Carmody on the brief, for Anne Arundel General Hospital, other appellee. No brief filed on behalf of other appellees.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, C.J., and FINAN, SINGLEY, SMITH and DIGGES, JJ.

HAMMOND, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Judges often have written that no will has a twin brother. Here, on December 31, 1964, Gunnar Leifson and his wife, Millicent, executed wills drawn by the same scrivener which were primarily reciprocal and secondarily mutual. Except for the interchange of positions to effect reciprocity and for the changes of gender, the wills are identical. Her will directed that all death taxes be paid by the executor and charged...

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