CATON v. AMERICAN SECURITY & TRUST CO.

No. 4535.

21 F.2d 381 (1927)

CATON et al. v. AMERICAN SECURITY & TRUST CO. et al.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided May 26, 1927.

Petition for Rehearing Denied June 22, 1927.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. J. Whiteford, J. J. Hamilton, G. V. Triplett, Jr., W. C. Sullivan, and H. C. Clark, all of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

F. D. McKenney, J. S. Flannery, G. B. Craighill, S. C. Peelle, C. F. R. Ogilby, F. J. Hogan, D. D. Drain and W. H. Donovan, all of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.


ROBB, Associate Justice.

This is a special appeal from a decree in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia holding probate court, and involves the construction of the will of Charles E. Wood, deceased, to determine whether interest shall be paid by the executor and trustee, petitioner below and appellee in this court, on legacies bequeathed under item eighteenth of the will.

The testator died on February 17,...

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