May v. May
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This was an appeal from a decree of the Court of Appeals which affirmed a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, removing the appellant from the office of trustee under the will and codicil of his father, Dr. John Frederick May, of "Washington, in the District of Columbia, who died there May 1, 1891, leaving a widow, Sarah Maria, May, and six children, William- and Frederick and four daughters,…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. This was an appeal from a decree of the Court of Appeals which affirmed a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, removing the appellant from the office of trustee under the will and codicil of his father, Dr. John Frederick May, of "Washington, in the District of Columbia, who died there May 1, 1891, leaving a widow, Sarah Maria, May, and six children, William- and Frederick and four daughters, all of age; a large estate, consisting mostly of real estate in the city of Washington; and a will- and codicil, both of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
The important 'question in this case is whether William May’ has been rightly removed from the office of trustee under the will and codicil of his father.
As to the facts bearing upon this question, we concur, after careful examination of the voluminous record, in the conclusions expressed by the courts below in the following passages of their opinions:
In the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Justice Hagner said: “ In the present case, the testimony clearly proves that between Mrs. May, the other trustee, and William May-there exists so wide a breach that they can have no personal…
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