Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Wilson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 17, 1963No. 3284PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
Appellant was left, under her sister’s will, a house and all the furniture therein. Ap-pellee, as surviving husband, renounced under the will and claimed a statutory one-third share of his wife’s estate. 1 He remained in possession of the property, renting a part thereof, but refused to account to appellant for her share of the rentals or to deliver her interest in the furniture. Subsequently he remarried and continued to live in the house with his second wife.
After numerous conferences and negotiations between the parties and their counsel looking toward a settlement…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Friedman v. Thomas J. Fisher & Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Zellan v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Arsenault v. AngleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- District of Columbia v. Northeastern Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
- Homes Oil Realty Co. v. Hechinger Properties Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
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3Cited by18 opinions
- 1010 Potomac Associates v. Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Stanley Clayman and Melvin Clayman v. Goodman Properties, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Burbridge v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Stamenich v. MarkovicDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Kass v. William Norwitz Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1980
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