Legal Opinion
Mayhew v. Atkinson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 9, 1950No. Civ. 1181-50PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The question involved in this case is whether the interests of the remaindermen become accelerated and payable immediately, if the widow of the deceased renounces a life estate created for her benefit under the will, and elects to take the share to which she would have been entitled in case of intestacy.
This is an action for the construction of a will. The matter is brought before the Court on motions for summary judgment made by the respective parties.
George B. Stevens, who died on March 13, 1949, left a will which, after providing for several small cash legacies,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Disston's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Mercantile Trust Co. v. SchlossCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- Sherman v. FlackIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- Estate of FergusonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Jones v. KnappenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1891
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Estate of Lustgarten v. Director, Division of TaxationNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1995
- Catherine B. Kilcoyne v. James F. Reilly, of the Estate of Emma F. Shepley, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- In re Stevens' EstateDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1951
- Bobys v. BobysDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1968