Legal Opinion
Noreen v. Sparks Mercantile Trust Co. Of Baltimore v. Sparks
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 26, 1953No. 11472, 11473PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit to construe the will of Elizabeth Ann Hooper, probated in 1880, which devised her residuary estate in trust for the benefit of her two sisters, Cornelia Rebecca Potts and Amelia Hadel, and their children after them, in equal shares. The Potts share is in dispute.
Paragraph “First” of the will made Cornelia Rebecca Potts and her daughter Cornelia Ross Potts successive life beneficiaries of half the trust. It provided further that “should the said Cornelia Rebecca die, and should said Cornelia Ross also die, she the said Cornelia Ross not leaving any child…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pyne v. PyneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Shoemaker v. NewmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
- Noreen v. SparksDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1952
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Read v. LeggDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- O'Connell v. Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- The Riggs National Bank Of Washington v. SummerlinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Riggs National Bank of Washington v. SummerlinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971