Legal Opinion
Woolsey v. Trimble
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1927No. 4741PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESTENHAYER, District Judge.
Plaintiff in error, also plaintiff below, sued at law upon a written instrument reading as follows:
“May 29, 1899.
“Received this day $10,000 (ten thousand dollars) from Kate T. Woolsey, trustee, to be invested in syndicate shrs. of the ‘Old Kentucky mine’ situated in Placer Co., Cal., of which E. L. Ford is now president. In case of my death, this money is to be returned to K. T. Woolsey, trustee, immediately. This will entitle K. T. W. to 18,000 shrs. of the mining stock in above mine.
“[Signed] R: J. Trimble.”
R. J. Trimble died June 14, 1924. This action was begun…
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