Legal Opinion
Casey v. Topliffe
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 28, 1934No. Probate No. 44,190Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OVERRULING MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
LUHRING, J.
The motion for new'trial presents the question whether or not Frank Casey, the deceased, made a gift inter vivos to his wife, Mrs. Nettie Casey, of certain securities of the par value of approximately $250,000.
“The elements necessary to constitute a valid gift are well understood and are not the subject of dispute. There must be on .the part of the donor an intent to give, and a delivery of the thing given, to or for the donee, in pursuance of such intent, and on the part of the donee acceptance. The subject of the gift may be chattels,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Beaver v. . BeaverNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- State Ex Rel. Zier v. Chesapeake Beach Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1903
- Fouts v. NanceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Chambers v. McCreeryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1901
- Gray v. GraySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1913
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