Legal Opinion
Williams v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 1, 1904No. 1438PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Hearing on. an appeal from an order of tbe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a Court of Probate, grant ing joint administration upon the estate of a decedent. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alvey
The whole question in this case depends upon the correct construction of § 276, and §§ 277, 278, 279, and 280 of the Code of the District of Columbia. The first of these sections is as follows : “If the intestate leave a widow and a child or children, administration, subject to the discretion of the court, shall be granted either to the widow or child, or one or more of the children, qualified to act as administrator; and further subject to the discretion of the court as follows:
“Sec. 277. If there be a widow and no child the widow shall be preferred, and next to the widow or children a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gyger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Cook v. CarrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1862
- State ex rel. Adamson v. CollierMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895
- Carpenter v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- M'Gooch v. M'GoochMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1808
3Cited by3 opinions
- Corinne B. Randall v. Grace Fitzpatrick BockhorstCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Harry A. Goldsborough v. John Marshall, Harry A. Goldsborough v. William T. WardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- John Franklin Gage v. The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. C., Administrator, Estate of Margaret Delano Gage, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963