Legal Opinion
Jones v. Walker
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1881No. 542PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Millee
W. H. Walker, who was a large dealer in liquors in partnership with his son Frederick, made his will in July, 1870. ' One of the clauses of the will provided for the continuance of the partnership and the conduct of this business after his ■ death.
It is in this language: —
“ It is my wish that my son Frederick carry on the business of W. H. Walker & Co. in. that name-and style, and in my storehouse where it is now carried on, giving him power to change the place until my youngest child living to be twenty-one years of age arrives at that age, or for a shorter time, if he does not find it…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Smith v. AyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Burwell v. CawoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Beste v. BurgerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1885
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