Legal Opinion
Daniels v. Beeks
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 1987No. 86-746PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
This case involves a will contest between appellants Gail Daniels and Salome Ardelle Burton, the granddaughters of the decedent, on the one hand, and decedent’s sister-in-law, Ida Mae Beeks, on the other. Benjamin Burton, the decedent, executed a will on June 15, 1983, bequeathing his entire estate to appellee Beeks. Appellants would be entitled to receive a portion of the estate as decedent’s heirs-at-law if he had died intestate. After a bench trial, the court granted judgment for appellee, Ida Beeks. Appellants challenge not the trial court’s conduct of the trial,…
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