Kenaday v. Edwards
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE SUPEEME COURTOF THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. Mary E. MaophersoN, by clause 6 of her last will and testament, gave, devised and bequeathed to her nephews, Chapman Maupin and Robert W. Maupin, of Yirginia, in fee simple, lot five hundred and eleven, with the- improvements thereon, on E Street, between Fifth and Sixth Streets, in the city of Washington, to be held (using the words of the will) “ by thém and the survivor of them, and by such person or persons as…
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APPEALS PROM THE SUPEEME COURTOF THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. Mary E. MaophersoN, by clause 6 of her last will and testament, gave, devised and bequeathed to her nephews, Chapman Maupin and Robert W. Maupin, of Yirginia, in fee simple, lot five hundred and eleven, with the- improvements thereon, on E Street, between Fifth and Sixth Streets, in the city of Washington, to be held (using the words of the will) “ by thém and the survivor of them, and by such person or persons as may be appointed to execute the trusts declared by this, my will, 'by the last will and testament of such survivor,, or by…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan
The appellees have moved to dismiss each of these appeals upon the ground that the value of the matter in dispute is not sufficient to give this court jurisdiction ; and with the motions to dismiss was joined a motion to'affirm the decree as to each appellant.' Both motions to. dismiss are overruled. As to Kenaday, the decree denies his right ro property of which he claims to be the owner, and which is of the value of eleven thousand dollars^ He paid that sum for it in cash to Green as trustee. It is true that there are funds in the registry of the court below, which, in the event of the…
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- Smithson v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Kenaday v. WaggamanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1894