Fardon v. Washington Loan & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the caveator from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia dismissing his caveat to a will.
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Hearing on an appeal by the caveator from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia dismissing his caveat to a will. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: Appeal from a decree in the supreme court of the District dismissing appellant’s caveat to thp will of Abram P. Far don, whose death occurred in this District on June 13, 1913. The appellant, Alfred A. Fardon, a brother of the testator and next of kin, is and was at the time of the death of the testator a resident of Freehold, N. J. On June 20, 1913, the appellee, the Washington Loan & Trust Company, filed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kobb
Section 137 of the Code [31 Stat. at L. 1212, chap. 854], provides:
“If, upon the hearing of the application to admit a will to probate, the court shall decree that the same be admitted to probate, any person in interest may file a caveat to said will and pray that the probate thereof may bo revoked at any time within three months after such decree, if it be a will of personal property, and as far as it is a will of personal property; and if it be a will of real estate, and as far as it is such will of real estate, any person interested actually served with process or personally appearing in…
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- McArthur v. LefflerIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Dana v. AdamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1852
- Galt v. Provident Savings BankNew York Supreme Court · 1886