Legal Opinion
Fairclaw v. Forrest
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 4, 1942No. 7909PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
At her death in January, 1939, Mable Pryor owned real estate in Washington known as 120 U Street Northwest. The only question is whether this property passed by her will to appellee, her brother and residuary legatee, or descended as intestate property to him and her niece, the appellant, as heirs at law. The trial court dismissed appellant’s complaint to have the will construed in her favor and the property partitioned. We think this was right.
In 1926 the property was conveyed to Mable Pryor and her husband, Harry C. Pryor, as joint tenants in fee simple. They…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Tyler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Hiles v. . FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Lang v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Phillips v. KrakowerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931
- Bruce v. . NicholsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- TERRY AND COMPANY v. HensenWyoming Supreme Court · 1956
- In Re Wall.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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