Williams v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia sitting as the Probate Court, appointing a child of a decedent coadministratrix of the estate with the widow. The Court in the opinion stated the case as follows: This cause is here for the second time. It was formerly before us (24 App.
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Hearing on an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia sitting as the Probate Court, appointing a child of a decedent coadministratrix of the estate with the widow. The Court in the opinion stated the case as follows: This cause is here for the second time. It was formerly before us (24 App. D. C. 214) upon an appeal by this same appellant, Elizabeth M. Williams, from an order of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, whereby another person was forced upon her against her will as coadministratrix of her deceased husband. That order was reversed, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
We are constrained to hold that the court below has miscon*34strued the paragraph in the former opinion of this court, which has been relied on in support of the action on account of which the present appeal has been taken. We did not mean in that paragraph to hold that the court below might appoint the widow and the oldest child of the deceased, the latter being of age, to act as joint administrator of the estate of the deceased against the will of either of them. The paragraph was merely the suggestion of counsel, upon which this court declined to act inasmuch as the case was not before it for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brubaker's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Peters v. Public AdministratorNew York Surrogate's Court · 1850
3Cited by2 opinions
- Corinne B. Randall v. Grace Fitzpatrick BockhorstCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Harry A. Goldsborough v. John Marshall, Harry A. Goldsborough v. William T. WardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957