Legal Opinion
Lanston v. American Security & Trust Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 1943No. 74PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
Appellant as wife of Aubrey Lanston and later as his widow was entitled to receive certain payments, hereinafter described, from the estate of her husband’s father, Tolbert Lanston. Appellee is testamentary trustee of that estate. Appellant sued appellee for certain accumulated payments due her. The only defense was by way of set-off for $1,074.34 which the trustee claimed to have overpaid appellant. Crediting appellant with $750 admittedly due her the trustee claimed a net of $324.34. From a judgment entered in favor of the trustee for that amount, this appeal was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Prowinsky v. Second Nat. BankDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1920
- Hibbs v. BeallCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1914
- Strauss v. HenseyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1896
3Cited by6 opinions
- James P. Hoffa v. Frank E. Fitzsimmons and Ray Schoessling, James P. Hoffa v. Frank E. Fitzsimmons Josephine Hoffa v. Frank E. FitzsimmonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- ASSOC. OF AMERICAN RAILROADS v. ConnertonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Qatar National Bank v. Winmar, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Voulgaris v. PressDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Julian W. Curtis Co. v. District-Realty Title Insurance Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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