Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Adams
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 1, 1944No. 22852PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PINE, Justice.
This is a motion for summary judgment, filed by intervening plaintiffs Clarke and O’Donnoghue. They allege that they are the only living heirs at law and next of kin of Benjamin Franklin O’Donnoghue, deceased, who died testate on February 1, 1943. His will, admitted to probate by this court on July 1, 1943, contained the follow ing provisions:
“Second, I order that my said executor shall gather all of my household effects and dispose of same according to his best judgment.
“Third, I order that my said executor shall collect all monies and property of any description due and…
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