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ANDERSON v. MEADOWCROFT

No. 144, September Term, 1994.

339 Md. 218 (1995)

MAXINE ANDERSON, v. FRANCIS X. MEADOWCROFT.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

July 19, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Sutton, Baltimore, for petitioner.

Pamela A. Bresnahan (Steven R. Becker, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, all on brief), Washington, DC, for respondent.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, KARWACKI, BELL and RAKER, JJ.

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

This case draws into question whether interference with an expected inheritance and fraud in the procurement of a will are viable causes of action in Maryland.

I.

Paul Peter Meadowcroft died on November 18, 1987. Under his will, dated August 2, 1981, he left most of his estate to a cousin, Francis X. Meadowcroft (Francis), as the residuary legatee; he also named Francis as the personal representative.1

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