Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. Hammond
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Bill by the Washington Doan & Trust Company, a corporation, as executor of the estate of Matilda J. Ramsey, deceased, and as trustee under the will of said decedent, against Ethel G. B'laine, formerly Ethel M. Garrigus, Harriet S. Ramsey, and others, for a construction of the will, and for instructions concerning the disposition of the property of the estate.
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Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Bill by the Washington Doan & Trust Company, a corporation, as executor of the estate of Matilda J. Ramsey, deceased, and as trustee under the will of said decedent, against Ethel G. B'laine, formerly Ethel M. Garrigus, Harriet S. Ramsey, and others, for a construction of the will, and for instructions concerning the disposition of the property of the estate. From the final decree, the Trust Company and defendants Ethel G. Blaine, Harriet S. Ramsey, and another appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The Washington Toan & Trust Company, as executor of the last will and testament of Miss Matilda J. Ramsey, and as trustee of her estate, filed its bill for a construction of the will and for instructions concerning the disposition of the property of the estate. It made all interested persons parties. The bill alleged that certain of the defendants charged that the will was void as a whole, or, if not, that stated parts were invalid, and that there were provisions with respect to which the Trust Company had doubts, and hence desired instructions. Some of the defendants…
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