Legal Opinion

In Re Coffey

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 1, 1978No. 12435PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

This appeal arises from the dismissal of the claims of appellants Walter C. Boyd and Pauline C. Boyd to certain assets held by the administrator of the estate of Emily B. Coffey. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The record indicates that sometime about 1930, the decedent Emily B. Coffey and her sister Estelle moved from Beaufort County, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. Several years later, Estelle married Dr. Blake B. Young. Another sister, appellant Pauline C. Boyd, remained in Beaufort County where she married and gave birth to two sons, Thomas C.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Robert I. Powell v. Eugene M. ZuckertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
  2. John Kosty v. John L. Lewis, Trustees, United Mine Workers of America Welfare Andretirement Fund of 1950Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  3. National Acceptance Co. of America v. WallaceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  4. Johnnie C. Duncan v. Arthur E. SummerfieldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
  5. Schrier v. Home Indemnity CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wyllie Gatewood v. Fiat, S. P. A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  2. District Cablevision Ltd. Partnership v. McLean Gardens Condominium Unit Owners' Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993

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