MONDELL v. THOM

No. 8623.

143 F.2d 157 (1944)

MONDELL v. THOM et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided June 26, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hubert King, of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Mr. Roger Robb, of Washington, D. C., for infant appellees Beverly Royall Parsons and Pamela Howell Parsons.

Mr. William A. Gallagher, of Washington, D. C., for infant appellee Carol Stockton Parsons.

Messrs. John E. Larson, Frederic D. McKenney, John S. Flannery, and G. Bowdoin Craighill, all of Washington, D. C., entered appearances for appellees Corcoran Thom and Herbert Putnam.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and MILLER and EDGERTON, Associate Justices.


EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

Arthur Jeffrey Parsons died in 1915, leaving a will which created a trust. The income was to be divided between his widow and his sons. After the widow's death the income was to be paid to the sons for twenty-one years and the trust was then to terminate. Each son was given unrestricted power to appoint his share by will. On failure of a son to appoint, his share was to go to his issue.

The widow of Arthur Jeffrey Parsons died...

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