Legal Opinion
American Security & Trust Co. v. Frost
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 25, 1940No. 7481PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
The appeal is from a decree of the District Court construing a will and ordering distribution of certain proceeds of testatrix’ estate as “income” to the life beneficiaries of a residuary trust rather than as principal to be added to the corpus.
The will, executed December 30, 1935, is that of Mary Harlan Lincoln, who died March 31, 1937, leaving two daughters,' two grandsons, and one granddaughter. After various specific provisions, the will created a residuary trust with three trustees, the income to go to the children and grandchildren for life, and the corpus ultimately to be distributed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gibbons v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Winslow v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- In re MatthewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Kramme v. MewshawCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
- Wilbur v. AlmySupreme Court of the United States · 1852
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Heard v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
- Burud v. Acme Elec. Co., Inc.District Court, D. Alaska · 1984
- Doty v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1945
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. O'KEEFFECourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
- Industrial Nat. Bank of RI v. Rhode Island HospitalSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1965
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