Legal Opinion
Peyser v. American Security & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 17, 1939No. 7234PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia dismissing, on motion of the appellee, the petition of the appellant. As stated in the petition, the facts are as follows: The appellee is sole trustee under the will of John R. McLean, deceased. At the time of the events involved Edward McLean was a co-trustee with the appellee, but has since resigned. In January, .1931, Edward McLean, as co-trustee, employed the appellant as a broker to procure a purchaser for the Washington Post, which was a part of the trust…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Taylor v. Davis' AdministratrixSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Vass v. Conron Bros. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Johnson v. LemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- McLean v. PeyserCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1935
- Peyser v. American Security & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
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- Summerbell v. McDonnellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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