Legal Opinion
Ashton v. Ashton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 4, 1955No. 1674PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
John L. Ashton died intestate in the District of Columbia on August 18, 1952. He was survived by his widow, two brothers, and the children of a deceased sister. One brother, Otho Ashton, was appointed administrator of the estate. This action was brought by the widow against the administrator to recover what she claimed as her distributive share of the estate. 1
The question is whether certain funds constitute assets of the decedent’s estate. Decedent was employed by the United States at the time of his death and had to his credit the sum of $1,980.46 in the United States…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kindleberger v. Lincoln Nat. Bank of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Reynolds v. ReynoldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Hawley v. HawleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Frazier v. KutzDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1943
- French v. LanhamCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bullard v. Curry-CloonanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Watson v. ScheveDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Jackson v. POLICE & FIREFIGHTERS RET. BD.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998