Legal Opinion

Goetz v. Old National Bank of Martinsburg

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1954No. 10673PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lovins, Judge:

This is a declaratory judgment proceeding by which Carl Goetz, a nephew of the testatrix hereinafter men tioned, prays for a declaratory judgment, holding the residuary clause of the will of Jennie S. Goetz invalid.

The petition names as defendants The Old National Bank of Martinsburg, a National Banking Association, The National Bank of Washington, a similar association, individually in their own proper persons and as executors of the estate of Jennie S. Goetz, deceased; Ralph Goetz, another nephew of the deceased; Ernestine Goetz in her own proper person and executrix of Harry…

2Cases cited88 opinions

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  2. Late Corp. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. VIDAL v. Girard's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Sands v. Security Trust CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Weiss v. SotoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
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  5. In Re the Estate of TeubertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982

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