Legal Opinion
Clark v. Turner
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 29, 1950No. 10216PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case involves an effort to establish a lost will.
Phoebe Warfield, a resident of the District of Columbia, died in 1945, and letters of administration were granted to her half-sister. Some two years later, Samuel W. Clark filed a petition alleging that the deceased had left a will, which had become “either lost, misplaced or destroyed.” A jury trial was had in the District Court. After hearing evidence offered by the petitioner, the judge directed a verdict against him, denying probate of the alleged lost will.
The testimony at the trial may be summarized as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Glover v. PattenSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Keely v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Eicholtz v. GrunewaldMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
- Hugo v. ClarkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Webb v. LohnesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Estate of RichardsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- In Re Estate of CreechDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- In re the Succession of AugustusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- McGhee v. BryanSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1990
- Ward-Allen v. GaskinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010