Legal Opinion
Jesseph v. Westerberg
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1917No. 13585PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lincoln county, Sessions, J., entered February 25, 1916, upon findings in favor of a legatee, in an action by a trustee for the construction of a will, tried to the court:
1Opinion of the Court
Chadwick, J. —
Peter Edwall died testate on the 12th day of January, 1912, leaving an estate situate in Spokane and Lincoln counties. Respondent Ward Jesseph was nominated as executor of the estate, and as trustee of the distributive interest of the decedent after final settlement. The estate was closed on March 13, 1914. The community interest of the widow, Ida Edwall, was distributed to her, and the community interest of the deceased was distributed to the respondent as trustee.
The will directs:
“My said executor to pay to Miss Anna Westerberg, of Edwall, Washington, my niece, the sum of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of ChaunceyNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- In re the Estate of PierceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
- Comstock v. ComstockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Johnson v. McClureWashington Supreme Court · 1940