Legal Opinion
Henry v. Fraser
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 5, 1928No. 4754PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree of the lower court, sitting as a probate court, denying probate to a certain paper writing which was propounded for probate as the last will and testament of Ella M. Drew, deceased.
The facts in the case appear in the record without substantial dispute. It appears that on January 10, 1924, Mrs. Drew undertook to make and execute a certain paper writing as her last will and testament. For this purpose she made use of two sheets of paper, partly printed and partly written, which she fastened together. The testamentary provisions, with the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eschbach v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1884
- Strong's AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- Safe Deposit & Trust Co. of Baltimore v. ThomCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1912
- ThompsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1916
3Cited by5 opinions
- Patten v. PinkneyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
- In re AinscowSuperior Court of Delaware · 1940
- Woodson v. WoodsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
- In re Nutting's EstateDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1949
- In Re Estate of WestonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003