Legal Opinion
Riggs National Bank of Washington v. Summerlin
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 26, 1971No. 23437PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is taken from summary judgment of the District Court that ap-pellee, Dolores Summerlin Kelchner, an adopted child, is entitled as a matter of law to take under a trust created in the will of her adoptive father’s grandmother, as “issue” of the father. Appellants are the two natural children of the adopting father. The Bank as Trustee is a stakeholder.
I. The Will
On 22 March 1929 Henrietta Johnston executed a will containing the following paragraph:
Seventh. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of every kind and description, real and personal,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shoemaker v. NewmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
- Frank G. Johns, Jr. v. Edith Boardman CobbCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Allen v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
- In Re Estate of GrayDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1958
- Grabois v. GrosnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Read v. LeggDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- In Re Estate of Lois Glover, Deceased. Mary Glover and Alice Glover v. Harry TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- The Riggs National Bank Of Washington v. SummerlinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Washington Hospital Center Health System v. Riggs National Bank of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990