Legal Opinion
American Security & Trust Co. v. Blair
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 9, 1934No. 6039PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a decree in the Supreme Court of the District construing item 6 of the will of Frederic A. Keep.
Mr. Keep died June 2, 1911, leaving his *775widow, a brother, and three sisters. At the time of the filing of the bill herein, the brother and sisters had died. The brother and two of the sisters left no issue. The third sister left a son, Wolcott Blair, and a grandson, Watson K. Blair (son of Wolcott). The interests of the grandson are represented by a guardian ad litem.
The will, after very substantial bequests and devises, provided in item 6 as follows: “I give,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eberly's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
- Association of Survivors of Seventh Georgia Regiment v. LarnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1925
- Perry v. BrownSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1912
- Townsend v. WilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Hurford v. HainesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
3Cited by4 opinions
- American Security & Trust Co. v. SullivanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1947
- Baldwin v. National Savings & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Gertman v. BurdickCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Riggs National Bank v. HoltmanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1963