Legal Opinion
Read v. Legg
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 1985No. 84-69PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
This appeal is taken from a partial summary judgment that appellees, adopted children, are entitled to inherit as “lineal descendants” under a testamentary trust ere- ated by their adoptive father’s grandfather. 1 Appellants are natural blood relatives, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, of the testator. Since appellants have failed to show clear evidence of the testator’s actual intent to exclude adopted children, Johns v. Cobb, 131 U.S.App.D.C. 85, 402 F.2d 636 (1968), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 1087, 89 S.Ct. 876, 21 L.Ed.2d 781 (1969), we affirm.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Holland v. HannanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Tafel EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Cave's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Beckman v. FarmerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Northbrook Insurance Co. v. United Services Automobile Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Canaan National Bank v. PetersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Washington Hospital Center Health System v. Riggs National Bank of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re Durosko Marital TrustDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
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