Legal Opinion
Mondell v. Thom
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 26, 1944No. 8623PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
Arthur Jeffrey Parsons died in 1915, leaving a will which created a trust. The income was to be divided between his widow and his sons. After the widow’s death the income was to be paid to the sons for twenty-one years and the trust was then to terminate. Each son was given unrestricted power to appoint his share by will. On failure of a son to appoint, his share was to go to his issue.
The widow of Arthur Jeffrey Parsons died in 1934 and their son Jeffrey Parsons in 1942. Jeffrey undertook in his will to exercise his power of appointment under his father’s will. He…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Warren's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Landram v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Minot v. PaineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Vandalia Railroad v. StringerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Cleveland Trust Co. v. McQuadeOhio Court of Appeals · 1957
- Cennamo v. American Security & Trust Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Wood v. AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANYDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1966
- Bliss v. SheaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956