Allen v. Reed

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought to obtain a construction of certain items of the last will and.testament of Silas Holmes, deceased, purporting to dispose of his real estate. The appellant, Lorenzo Allen, is the testator’s great grandson and next of kin, while the appellees are Walter Holmes, a nephew of testator, said to be his adopted son, *667and testator’s surviving brother and the children of his deceased brothers and sisters.

The testator was a resident of the District of Columbia, and departed this life on December 25, 1897, survived by his wife, Annie Holmes, and his married…