Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Cockrell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 27, 1948No. Equity No. 40458PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is a petition by the substituted trustee under the will of James H. Saville, who died on December 4, 1912, for a construction of the will and for directions as to the distribution of the estate.
Each of three living grandchildren of the deceased — Susan L. Cockrell, Fulton Lewis, Jr., and Millard Lewis — claims to be entitled to one-third of the corpus at this time as remainderman. On the other hand, Elizabeth Borman, a grand-niece of the deceased, claims the entire corpus.
The will of the deceased, after making some specific bequests, contains the following…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Doe v. ConsidineSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Evans v. OckershausenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Pyne v. PyneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Walker v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
- Farrar v. BinghamCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cennamo v. American Security & Trust Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Hendriksen v. CubageSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956