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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ESTATES AND TRUSTS 4-205

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
(a) A person who violates any provision of this subtitle shall be liable to a person aggrieved for the damages sustained as a result of the violation.

(b) An attorney or register who disposes of a will in accordance with this subtitle is not liable to the testator or any other person for any damages sustained by the testator or other person as a result of the disposal.