(a) Unless a contrary intent is expressly indicated in the will, property failing to pass under a void or inoperative legacy, and which is not provided for in § 4–403 of this subtitle, shall be distributed as part of the estate of the testator to those persons, including legatees, who would have taken the property if the void or inoperative legacy had not existed.
(b) Where a legacy to one of two or more residuary legatees is void or inoperative, the other residuary legacies shall be augmented proportionately by the property which is the subject of the legacy.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - Rules Relating to Legacies
Section 4-401 - Legatee Failing to Survive Testator by 30 Days
Section 4-402 - Presumption That Will Passes All Property
Section 4-404 - Void or Inoperative Legacies
Section 4-405 - Change in Securities
Section 4-407 - Exercise of Power of Appointment
Section 4-408 - Will Passes Entire Interest of Testator
Section 4-409 - Legacy for Charitable Use
Section 4-410 - "Die Without Issue" and Similar Phrases
Section 4-411 - Legacy to Inter Vivos Trust
Section 4-412 - Legacy to Testamentary Trust