Legal Opinion

Baldwin v. National Savings & Trust Co.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 13, 1936No. 6454PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a decree in the Supreme Court of the District construing the will of Alice Key Browne, specifically items 61 and 62.

Testatrix, a resident of the District, died on March 21, 1905, and her will, dated August 8, 1903, was admitted to probate on April 17, 1905.

After making numerous specific bequests, testatrix by item 59 devised her entire estate, in trust, to' the National Safe Deposit, Savings & Trust Company of the District, the- former corporate name of appellee, which she also appointed as her executor.

The trustee was empowered to invest and keep invested,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Smith T. v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  2. Robison v. Female Orphan Asylum of PortlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Gibson v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  4. American Security & Trust Co. v. BlairCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
  5. Rutherfurd v. American Security & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Evans v. OckershausenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  2. In Re Estate Of Florence Voelzel Kerr, A/K/A Florence V. Kerr, Deceased. Ralph L. Atchison, Administrator, C.T.A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  3. Atchison v. HallCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  4. Greenwood v. PageCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  5. In Re Estate of Lois Glover, Deceased. Mary Glover and Alice Glover v. Harry TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972

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