Watkins v. Eaton
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. Suit in equity by Willis U. Watkins, administrator with the will annexed of Elizabeth S. Eaton, deceased, against Hervey E. Eaton, as executor of the last will and testament and of the codicil and memorandum thereto attached of Elizabeth S. Eaton, deceased. Decree (173 Fed. 133) for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
Elizabeth S. Eaton, for many years domiciled in Michigan, died at Ann Arbor in that state, May 17, 1906. Her estate consisted of personal property, stocks, bonds, and similar securities aggregating about $50,000 which for several years prior to her death had been in the possession of her brother-in-law, Hervey Eaton, a resident of Eaton, Madison county, N. Y., who acted as her agent to hold and invest and to collect and remit her income. During a temporary visit to New York, Mrs. Eaton executed a will at Eaton on October 31, 1901, which was left during her life in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Waterman v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Byers v. McAuleySupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Noonan v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Graham v. LybrandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1905
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- Watkins v. Madison County Trust & Deposit Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Galleher v. GrantDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1958
- Higgins v. EatonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1911
- Tussing v. Central Trust Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1929
- Watkins v. Madison County Trust & Deposit Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1930