Legal Opinion
Shoemaker v. American Security & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 28, 1947No. 9477PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.
Anna R. Shoemaker died May 4, 1927, leaving considerable property and a will. *586By the will she bequeathed cash legacies to relatives, friends and charities and devised and bequeathed her residuary estate to a trustee, appellee here. The residue consisted principally of real estate, all of which was improved except three lots located at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Bran-dywine Street in the District of Columbia. The provisions of the will relating to the trust were contained in Item Ninth, the pertinent parts of which are as follows:
“Item Ninth: After the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Teele v. Bishop of DerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Bowden v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Bancroft v. Maine State Sanatorium Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1920
- Noel v. OldsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Bullard v. Inhabitants of ShirleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
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3Cited by10 opinions
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