ARMSTEAD v. UNION TRUST CO. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 5767.

61 F.2d 677 (1932)

ARMSTEAD et al. v. UNION TRUST CO. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al.

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Decided October 31, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John U. Gardiner, of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

B. S. Minor, H. P. Gatley, A. P. Drury, G. E. Hamilton, J. J. Hamilton, G. E. Hamilton, Jr., H. R. Gower, and W. H. Holloway, all of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB, HITZ, and GRONER, Associate Justices.


ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a decree in the Supreme Court of the District construing the will of Albert Sewell Kenny.

Item 2 of the will directs the payment of debts and funeral expenses.

By items 3 and 7 certain specific devises and bequests are made.

Items 4, 5, and 6 bequeath pecuniary legacies as follows: To Hester Armstead, $1,000; to Emma Jackson Belt, $500; to Annie T. Smith, $500; and to Mary A. McCollom, $2,500.

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