Cook v. Speare
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the respondent from an order of the Orphans’ Court requiring money to be paid into court, upon the petition of a creditor of a decedent. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alvey
This is an appeal from an order of the special term of the Supreme Court of this District for Orphans’ Court business, requiring certain money to be brought into court and paid over to the Register of Wills.
The facts are peculiar,.and the question is as to the power and jurisdiction of the court to require the money to be brought in and surrendered up by the party who holds it, William A. Cook, the appellant in this appeal, to the Register of Wills.
It appears from the facts disclosed in the record, that Mrs-Mary E. Van Sciver died intestate in September, 1896; that she left no property, but…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Scott v. Burch's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1823
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hawley v. HawleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Perkins v. BergerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
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