Atwood v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
In Equity. Suit by Kate Atwood and others against the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, administrator c. t. a. d. b. n., and others.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
This case was before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss, and plea to jurisdiction, which were respectively denied and overruled, for reasons stated in the opinion reported in 255 Fed. 162.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of the City of New York, by permission, has intervened as a party defendant since the date of that opinion.
The bill seeks to nullify provisions of the ninth or residuary clause of the will of the late Theodore M. Davis, of Newport, R. I.
The testator, during his lifetime, had transferred to the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, of Providence, R.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- In Re the Will of FowlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Langdon v. . Astor's ExecutorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Bailey v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of PiffardNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Keely v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Atwood v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1929
- Atwood v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1929
- Merrill v. BoalSuperior Court of Rhode Island · 1925
- Merrill v. BoalSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1926