Legal Opinion
Knupp v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 27, 1990No. 89-742PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court construing a will. The problem at issue is that the will’s sixth paragraph states that the residual estate is to pass to the person specified in the eighth paragraph of the will, but the eighth paragraph does not name a residual legatee. Appellant explains that the inconsistency is a result of an error on the part of the attorney who drafted the will: that although the testator allegedly instructed the attorney to name appellant as the beneficiary of the residual estate, the attorney forgot to insert such a clause…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Patch v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Wyman v. RoesnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Baker v. National Savings and Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- In Re Estate Of Florence Voelzel Kerr, A/K/A Florence V. Kerr, Deceased. Ralph L. Atchison, Administrator, C.T.A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of Apostolic Faith of Washington v. BeardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- District of Columbia v. Estate of ParsonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re Estate of TurpinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
- In Re Durosko Marital TrustDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- Johnston v. Estate of WheelerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
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