Legal Opinion

Davis Trust Co. v. Elkins

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 27, 1934No. 7792 and 7792-APublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Woods, Peesident :

This is a suit by the surviving executors of the last will and testament of Henry G. Davis, deceased, and the trustee under paragraph XV thereof, against parties who, as descendants of Hallie D. Elkins, now deceased, one of the initial beneficiaries under said paragraph, may be interested in said bequest. Construction of said paragraph XV is sought to the end that certain disbursements thereunder may be properly made. The paragraph reads as follows:

“XV. In order that my children, Hallie D. Elk-ins, Grace Davis Lee, and John T. Davis, may have an, assured income during their…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Finlay v. King's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
  2. Dahmer v. WenslerIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Prowitt v. . RodmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
  4. Bowker v. BowkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
  5. Cole v. ColeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance v. BurkeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Security National Bank & Trust Co. v. WillimWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Agnew v. McCarthyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
  4. Painter v. ColemanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Rogerson v. Wheeling Dollar Savings & Trust Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1976

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