Legal Opinion

Pryor v. Bond

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided January 5, 1955No. 1577PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

The administrator of the estate of Charles M. Hogeland sued Marion P. Bond, claiming that she had become indebted to Mr. Hogeland during his lifetime on a note, and also on a series of separate loans. Mrs. Bond defended on the ground that the note had been discharged in consideration of her promise to marry Mr. Hogeland and that the other items were gifts and not loans. The trial court sustained defendant’s position and the administrator has brought this appeal.

Mr. Hogeland, a widower, was a regular visitor at Mrs. Bond’s apartment. In December 1952 he lent her $1,200 for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Prewit v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  2. Nickel v. ScottDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
  3. De Hierapolis v. ReillyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  4. Miles v. MonroeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  5. Clyne v. BrockCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Estate of Temple v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1976
  2. Prather v. HillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. Estate of Iaconi v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1961
  4. Estate of Temple v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1976
  5. Pryor v. BondDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955

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