Section 15-108 - Protection when distribution made in conformity with order of court. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-108. Protection when distribution made in conformity with order of court.
 

(a)  Claim of absent or unknown person.- Any fiduciary making distribution or delivery of any property, in conformity to any decree or order of court passed pursuant to the Maryland Rules, shall be protected from any claim in respect to it by an absent or unknown beneficiary or life tenant proceeded against under the Maryland Rules, or his heirs, personal representatives, or assigns. 

(b)  Prior law.- Nothing in this section limits any similar protection granted to fiduciaries by applicable laws in effect prior to the passage of the Maryland Rules. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 16, § 15; 1974, ch. 11, § 2.]