Legal Opinion
Hengesbach v. Hengesbach
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 19, 1940No. 7595PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia dismissing a caveat to a will insofar as it disposed of personal property.
From the record and briefs it appears that: The will of Elizabeth T. Henges-bach was admitted to probate by the District Court on July 5, 1938, and letters testamentary were issued to the appellee, James A. Hengesbach, a brother of the testatrix. On June 30, 1939, the appellants, Carl J. Hengesbach and Francis O. Hengesbach, also brothers of the testatrix, filed a caveat to the will praying…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of BartholickNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Craighead v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1912
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