Ralston v. Easter
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on separate appeals by the respondents from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbiá, sitting as a court of equity, requiring them to account as trustees of a trust estate created by will. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
This is an appeal from a decree of the supreme court of the District of Columbia requiring appellants, defendants below, to account as trustees for the proceeds of an estate created by the will of one Mary E. Maepherson. The decree appealed from was made in the original equity proceeding in the estate, No. 7,907.
Various proceedings, not material to this inquiry, were had prior to October 17, 1890, when defendant William H. 11. Baleigh and one Thomas E. Waggaman were appointed and qualified as trustees of said estate. The estate consisted almost wholly of real estate, which, under the terms of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Earle v. . EarleNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Bermingham v. WilcoxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- Beatty's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
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