Legal Opinion
Lyeth v. Hoey
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 11, 1938No. 211PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff is a grandson of Mary Beecher Longyear, late of Brookline, Mass., who died on March 14, 1931. She disposed of all her property by a will which was duly presented for probate. Its allowance was, however, contested by her heirs who in accordance with the applicable law of Massachusetts moved in the probate court that jury issues be framed in order that the validity of the will might be determined by trial by jury. The motion was granted.
Under the provisions of the will, the heirs would have received only a comparatively small portion of the estate of Mrs.…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lyeth v. HoeySupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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- Lyeth v. HoeyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Morgan v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
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