Frank G. Johns, Jr. v. Edith Boardman Cobb
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court holding that appellant, an adopted child, is not entitled to take under either of two wills which leave property to the “issue” of his adoptive mother. The first will was executed in 1922, two years before appellant’s adoption; this was the will of his adoptive mother’s grandmother. The other instrument was executed in 1944, when appellant was 22 years old; this was the will of his adoptive mother’s aunt. Each will establishes a testamentary trust the income from which is payable to the adoptive mother and her…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of UpjohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Estate of HeardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- In Re the Estate of CoeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- In re the Estate of ParkNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Delaney v. First National Bank in AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Tafel EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Billings v. FowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- In Re the Accounting of ThompsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. FlemingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Read v. LeggDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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