O'NEILL v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 8188.

132 F.2d 601 (1942)

O'NEILL v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided December 21, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. E. W. Mollohan, Jr., of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Messrs. Vincent A. Sheehy, Jr., and Arthur C. Elgin, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief for petitioner. Mr. Donald S. Caruthers, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for petitioner.

Mr. Glenn Simmon, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Messrs. Richmond B. Keech, Corporation Counsel, and Vernon E. West, Principal Assistant Corporation Counsel, all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief for respondent.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and VINSON and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices.


GRONER, C. J.

Charles J. O'Neill, a resident of the District of Columbia, died March 17, 1941. Paragraph two of his will is as follows:

"* * * All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of every kind and description, real and personal, wheresoever and however situated, now possessed or that may hereafter be acquired by me, including any lapsed or void legacy or devise, I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, Julia F. O'Neill, for and during the term...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases