Legal Opinion
Webb v. Lohnes
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 28, 1938No. 7070PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
Clara York Allen died in the District of Columbia on October 12, 1934. No will was found and Webb, appellant, qualified as administrator. The appointment was made with the consent of the District of Columbia, to which, in the absence of relations within the fifths degree, Mrs. Allen’s property would escheat under title 29, § 297, of the Code.
In January, 1936, Lohnes filed in the District Court a petition seeking to prove the existence of a lost will execüted by Mrs. Allen and purporting to leave all her property to Mamie Hurst, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In July,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Avery, Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Everding v. HutchinsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Cairns v. DonaheyWashington Supreme Court · 1910
- Burmeister v. GustSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Estate of Nye v. First National BankIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- National Bank of Washington v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Estate of McKeeverDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Spriggs v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Edward McLain v. American Security and Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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