9 A.2d 585 J. SCOFIELD ROWE v. JAMES K. CULLEN, EXECUTOR [No. 55, October Term, 1939.]Court of Appeals of Maryland. Decided November 29th, 1939. Illegitimate Child — As “Descendant” of Mother — Election Against Wife’s Will — Pecuniary Allowance — Statute Not Retroactive. The literal and etymological meaning of the word “descendant,” when used to […]