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Young v. Munsey Trust Co.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 25, 1940No. 7379PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.

This case turns upon the construction of the will of Mary Ann Young, a resident of Washington City who died September 2, 1870. She left as her only heirs at law and next of kin a son, Thomas H. Young, born in 1845, and a granddaughter, Malinda Mc-Kelden Young, born in 1857, the daughter of a deceased son, Samuel. The will was dated April, 1868, when Thomas was twenty-two and Malinda eleven. Item One left certain real estate to Thomas; Item Two-was a devise to Malinda; and Item Three left other real estate “to be equally divided between them”. Thomas was appointed executor and was given the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Doe v. ConsidineSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
  2. Byrnes v. . StilwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  3. Tayloe v. MosherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868
  4. Evans v. OckershausenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  5. Corse v. . ChapmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1897

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. McLaughlin v. CopelandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
  2. Baker v. National Savings and Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
  3. Estate of Jerome Mittleman, Deceased, Henrietta Mittleman, Irving B. Yochelson and Solomon Grossberg, Executors v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  4. American Security & Trust Co. v. SullivanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1947
  5. Scott v. Powell, and Four Other CasesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950

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