Legal Opinion
United States v. Bolster
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 13, 1928No. 2208PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALE, District Judge.
Sarah A. Davenport, of Boston, was the beneficiary under the will of her husband, Orlando H. Davenport,, who died on the 11th day of January, 1915. The will provided that the residue of the decedent’s estate should be held in trust, and, after payment of expenses of administering the trust, the income was to be paid over to Sarah A. Davenport, for and during her life, and that the provision made for her should be “in lieu of dower and all claims she might or could have by any possibility upon the estate.”
The wife accepted the provisions made for her in the will, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Lederer v. StocktonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Logan v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- White v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1935
- Crooks v. LooseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
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