Legal Opinion
Waters v. Selleck, Admr.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 6, 1930No. 25,870PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
Appellee Solon B. Selleek, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of John H. Gercke, deceased, brought this action against his coappellees, Jennie C. Gercke, the widow, and Walter Davis, stepson, of deceased, and against the appellant, Mabel L. Waters, daughter of deceased, praying for a judgment construing Item 1 of decedent’s will. This item reads as follows:
“I bequeath to my daughter, Mabel L. Waters, Salt Lake City, Utah, or to her heirs, if she shall die before me, five thousand dollars, ($5,000.00) in cash out of the Burbank Estate, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.”
Item 2 of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crawford v. . McCarthyNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Davis v. . CrandallNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Gelbach v. ShivelyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- StilphenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1905
- Baker v. BakerIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Brown v. SchafferIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969
- In Re Preston's EstateOregon Supreme Court · 1937
- American Fletcher National Bank & Trust Co. v. American Fletcher National Bank & Trust Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- Weaver v. SchultzIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- Norton-Children's Hospitals, Inc. v. First Kentucky Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1977
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