Legal Opinion
Fitzhugh v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 8, 1940No. 7328PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
Appellant is the administratrix of the estate of Margaret B. Pitner, a former resident of Washington City. On November 16, 1928, Mrs. Pitner was adjudged of unsound mind with dangerous tendencies and by order of the District of Columbia Commissioners was committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital, where she remained until July 15, 1936. She died February 11, 1937. Her husband had died February 3, 1936, and four months thereafter Arthur B. Lambert had been appointed committee of her person and estate. He filed his first and final account and was discharged prior to the commencement of this action.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Carter v. . BeckwithNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- United States v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
- Masters v. JonesIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Rieser v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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- Clarence N. Beach v. Government of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Goldberg v. Howard County Welfare BoardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Hart v. Commissioners of the District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1946
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