Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Gray
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 10, 1958No. Administration 96211PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PINE, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss a caveat to a will. Caveator is the adopted son of a deceased daughter of testatrix. By her will testatrix left her entire estate to her two surviving daughters and made no provision for caveator.
The ground for the motion is that caveator does not have the requisite interest in the estate to permit him to file a caveat, in that he lacks the relationship to testatrix which would entitle him to share in her estate had she died intestate. Kimberland v. Kimberland, 92 U.S.App, D. C. 145-147, 204 F.2d 38.
The facts are undisputed, but inasmuch as…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ennis v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- Gilliam v. . Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Manning, Commissioner of Finance v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
- McFadden v. McNortonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Blodgett v. StowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dye v. BattlesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- In Re Estate of JarboeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1964
- Morgan v. MayesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Hines v. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Riggs National Bank of Washington v. SummerlinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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