Legal Opinion
Duckett v. Duckett
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 15, 1943No. 8222PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court which admitted to probate the will of Mary Frances Diggs. Appellants, a brother and two nephews of the testatrix, opposed probate on various grounds including attestation, testamentary capacity, fraud and undue influence. Appellee is a sister of the testatrix, and is named in the will as executrix and sole beneficiary. The case was tried to a jury. The court directed a verdict for appellee on all issues except testamentary capacity and attestation, and the jury found for appellee on those issues.
Testatrix died…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Throckmorton v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. SameCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- McCartney v. HolmquistDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1939
- Barbour v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1897
- Barbour v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1894
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Himmelfarb v. GreenspoonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Rosenschein v. CitronCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Matter of Estate of VickMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
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