Legal Opinion
Pollard v. Hawfield
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 20, 1948No. 9635PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by caveators from a judgment of the District Court admitting to probate and record as the last will of Mary Elizabeth Ellyson, a paper dated April 14, 1944.
The testatrix died on January 7, 1946, at the age of 86. She had never married, and her only heirs and next of kin were the children and grandchildren (including appellants) of her several deceased brothers and sisters. In 1932, the testatrix engaged Mabel Adams as her housekeeper. Mabel Adams remained in that capacity until March 20, 1944, when she was discharged by Mrs. Florence O. Metz, a niece of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hannan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Faucett v. BergmannCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
- District of Columbia v. ChessinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
- Cope v. HeathCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
3Cited by14 opinions
- Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Lawrence Daniel Caldwell, A/K/A Thomas E. Morgan, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Eros A. Timm, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Standard Oil Co. v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Standard Oil Company of California v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Sher v. De HavenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
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