Justia Maryland Supreme Court Opinion Summaries

The decedent in this case, Dorothy Faya, lived most of her life in Catonsville in Baltimore County. After suffering a fall, Faya was taken to University Speciality Hospital (USH) in Baltimore City, where she remained for eleven months until her death. Before the opening of an estate, USH filed a claim for the amount owed it with the register of wills in Baltimore City. The personal representative denied the claim filed in Baltimore City on the ground that it was invalid because Faya did not reside in the City at the time of her death. The Orphans' Court for Baltimore County agreed with the personal representative and entered judgment for the estate. The circuit court affirmed the judgment. The court of special appeals reversed, holding that Faya's bodily presence as an inhabitant of a Baltimore City health facility at the time of her death qualified her as a resident of the City when she died. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that under the facts of this case, Faya could be considered a resident of Baltimore City. View "Boer v. Univ. Specialist Hosp." on Justia Law