Legal Opinion
In re Lee's Estate
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 20, 1948No. 71309PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, District Judge.
There has been presented to the Court for probate, a paper-writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mrs. Catherine C. (Mrs. Joseph) Lee.
On April 22, 1948, while confined to Sibley Hospital by what became her fatal illness, Mrs. Lee instructed one of her daughters, Mrs. Margaret Lee Higdon, to prepare her Will whereby she left the monies on deposit to her credit in two Washington banking institutions to the said Margaret Lee Higdon. These instructions were carried out, and, in the presence of the daughter and, at least one nurse, Kathleen S. Tibbs, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pascucci v. AlsopCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Soward v. SowardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1863
- Shane v. WooleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
- Brengle v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1911
- In Re the Last Will & Testament of BaldwinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
3Cited by5 opinions
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- In Re Panousseris'willSuperior Court of Delaware · 1959
- Wood v. MartinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994