Legal Opinion

Atchison v. Hall

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 13, 1970No. 22603PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Florence Voelzel Kerr, an attorney, died on April 18, 1966, domiciled in the District of Columbia.1 She left a considerable estate in personalty,2 and a will, dated November 12, 1946, which has been admitted to probate in the District. By that will, the testatrix made small bequests to Charles H. Voelzel, her brother, *481and Boswell F. Reed, her “esteemed friend,”3 and, for her only other disposition, directed

[t]hat all the rest of my estate, whether real, personal or mixed, pf which I die seized, possessed, or entitled, whether now owned by me or…

2Cases cited87 opinions

  1. Smith v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. De Vaughn v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Walker v. WalkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Evans v. OckershausenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  5. Vollmer v. McGowanIllinois Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Wyman v. RoesnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Hamilton v. NeedhamDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. In Re Estate Of Florence Voelzel Kerr, A/K/A Florence V. Kerr, Deceased. Ralph L. Atchison, Administrator, C.T.A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. Estate of Jerome Mittleman, Deceased, Henrietta Mittleman, Irving B. Yochelson and Solomon Grossberg, Executors v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  5. District of Columbia v. Estate of ParsonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991

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