Legal Opinion
Ward-Allen v. Gaskins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 2010No. 08-PR-1246PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Sustaining objections to a codicil executed by Anna Creech in 1995, the Superior Court admitted her 1992 will to probate. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. Facts
On August 13, 1992, Anna Creech executed a will (“1992 will”) which contained eighteen items. Several of those items bequeathed various possessions to specific persons. For example, in Item VI, Ms. Creech left her china closet to her nephew, Cleveland Mitchell. In Item XIII, Ms. Creech bequeathed “the entire residue of my estate, whether real, personal or mixed, of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Plummer v. WaskeyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Gilbert v. GaybrickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1950
- New York State Library School Ass'n v. AtwaterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- In Re Estate of RichardsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Estate of CreechDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010