Bullard v. Curry-Cloonan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
Appellant and appellee, as co-executrixes and principal residuary legatees under the will of James E. Curry, entered into a compromise agreement in settlement of their respective rights to inherit from decedent’s estate. Appellant subsequently brought this action seeking to have that agreement declared null and void. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment below, pursuant to Super.Ct.Civ.R. 56. The trial court dismissed appellant’s motion and granted the motion of appellee, thereby upholding the agreement. This appeal followed.
Appellant contends on appeal…
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