Wills v. Maddox
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the plaintiff from a decree of tbe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia dismissing a bill of complaint to have declared void an attempted execution by a testatrix of a power of appointment conferred upon her by the will of her mother. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
This is an appeal from a decree in the supreme court of the District dismissing appellant’s bill to have declared void an attempted execution by Mary E. McOeney by her last will and testament of a power of appointment conferred upon her by the last will and testament of her mother, Harriet McCeney, in so far as it undertakes to create a- trust in favor of Edgar and George P. McCeney, nephews of Mary. Appellant, Heloise McCeney Wills, is one of the next of kin and heirs at law of Harriet McCeney. ■ ■
Appellees, Samuel Maddox and Arthur T. Brice, substituted trustees under the last will and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McArthur v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Doe v. ConsidineSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- In Re the Estate of FairCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
- Knox v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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