Key v. Doyle
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
Sallye Lipscomb French died 20 days after executing a will leaving most of her estate to certain churches in the District of Columbia. Section 18-302 of the D. C. Code (1973) voids religious devises and bequests made within 30 days of death. 1 Prevented by this statutory provision from carrying out the terms of the will, appellee Doyle as executor sought instructions in the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Both that court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held the statute unconstitutional. 2 The decedent’s heirs and next of kin brought an appeal…
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- Parsons v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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