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no objections, or enter no caveat, or if it shall appear that reasonable
notice of the time of exhibiting the same hath been given to such of the
next relations as might conveniently be therewith served, and no person
shall object or enter a caveat, the register shall proceed to take the probate
thereof.

This and the. following section do not contemplate a formal notice such as is
contemplated by sec. 355. If it appears that reasonable notice has been given under
this section, the court may probate will. When only notice of probate need be
given. Stanley v. Safe Deposit Co., 88 Md. 401, and Lederer v. Johannsen, 124
Md. 453, affirmed. Parker v. Leighton, 131 Md. 413.

What is meant by the probate of a will, and what is necessary thereto? Tilgh-
man v. France, 99 Md. 615.

Where revocation of probate of a will is not asked, and there was no appeal from
order permitting will to be probated, nor from an order revoking or refusing to
revoke that order, failure to give notice required by this and two following sections
cannot be relied upon on appeal. In absence of proof to contrary, court of appeals
will assume that orphans' court gave reasonable notice, and properly decided all
matters required to be decided. Grill v. O'Dell, 111 Md. 68.
Cited but not construed in Campbell v. Porter, 162 U. S. 483.
See secs. 281 and 348; also notes to secs. 69, 348, 354 and 355.

An. Code, sec. 344. 1904, sec. 337. 1888, sec. 328. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 2, sec. 7.

I 354. If any such will be exhibited for probate to the orphans' court
of the county where the same may be proved, and any of the next relations
of the deceased shall attend, or if notice shall appear to have been given
as aforesaid, and no caveat shall have been made against the same, the
said court may forthwith proceed to take probate thereof.

It is only where none of the near relations of deceased are present when will is
exhibited for probate that it must appear that reasonable notice was given them;
where any of the near relatives attend and no objection or caveat is filed orphans'
court may probate will. The order of orphans' court admitting a will to probate
should not be rescinded because one of heirs or next of kin subsequently determines
to caveat the will. If authority of orphans' court to probate will had depended
upon notice to near relations, that court could have determined, subject to an ap-
peal, whether such notice had been given; if action of court was procured by ma-
terial misrepresentation, however innocent, its order based thereon could be re-
scinded. Lederer v. Johannsen, 124 Md. 455; Linthicum v. Linthicum, 130 Md. 151.
Duty of orphans' court under this section; that court has jurisdiction to deter-
mine whether there has been the required attendance or notice. Character of notice
required by this and preceding section. Issues will not be granted on question as
to whether notice has been given, after orphans' court has acted thereon. Time
within which a petition setting up a lack of notice must be filed. Stanley v. Safe
Deposit Co., 88 Md. 404. And see Pacy v. Cosgrove, 113 Md. 320.
Cited but not construed in Campbell v. Porter, 162 U. S. 483.
See notes to secs. 69, 348, 353 and 355.

An. Code, sec. 345. 1904, sec. 338. 1888, sec. 329. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 2, sec. 8.

355. If any will or codicil be exhibited to the orphans' court, and none
of the near relations of the deceased shall attend, and no notice shall
appear to have been given, the court may either direct summons to the
said near relations, or some one or more of them, to appear on some fixed
day to show cause wherefore the same should not be proved, or direct such
notice to be given in the public papers or otherwise, as they may think
proper; and if no objection shall be made or caveat entered on or before
the day fixed, the court or register of wills in their recess, may take the
probate of such will; but if objection shall be made on or before the day