In Re Estate of Dorothy H. Burrough, Deceased. Ann Burrough (Donovan) Cennamo v. American Security & Trust Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
*371LEYENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
On November 14, 1969, appellant filed a caveat contesting the validity of the will executed by her mother on March 5, 1969, some two months prior to death and a codicil thereto, executed on April 24, 1969. The caveat alleged fraud, undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity, and, after amendment, further alleged that a testamentary trust violated the rule against perpetuities.
Appellant is the sole heir at law of the testatrix. She is also the beneficiary under a 1966 will under which she would obtain substantially all of her mother’s property, though full…
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