Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 4, 1923No. 3878PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal by a guardian ad litem from a decree in the Supreme Court of the District awarding' the father of the infant curtesy in real estate in New Jersey; the question presented being whether, under the will, of the wife and mother, the appellee husband was put to an election between such curtesy right and the testamentary provisions in his favor.
On May 15, 1919, Flora A. Gibson died in this District, where she was domiciled, leaving a husband, Robert Gibson, appellee here, and one child, Beatrice A. Gibson, then nine days old. Her estate consisted of personalty of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Buchanan v. National Savings & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1928
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- Evans v. OckershausenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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