Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Girard Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1947No. 10306PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, a resident of Columbus, Ohio, brought an action for money damages in Ohio against the appellee, a trust company resident of Pennsylvania, and the sole surviving successor trustee of a testamentary trust under which the appellant is one of the beneficiaries.
Theodore G. Wormley, a resident of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, died January 3, 1897, leaving a will, the pertinent portions of which are as follows:
“Fourth, I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed in possession and in expectancy…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Meredith v. Winter HavenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Markham v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Doehler Metal Furniture Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Everett James Peckham v. M. P. ScanlonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
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- Maryam Jamilah Zaidi v. Harriet Joan EhrlichCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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