PACE v. BRADLEY

No. 9793.

171 F.2d 350 (1948)

PACE v. BRADLEY.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William T. Pace, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Thomas C. Bradley, of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Mr. Thomas C. Bradley, Jr., of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, Chief Judge, and PRETTYMAN and PROCTOR, Circuit Judges.


PROCTOR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from two orders of the District Court, one directing the method of distributing the estate of Florence J. Livingston, deceased; the other approving a final account of the executrix made in accordance with those directions. The controversy involves construction of the decedent's will, which was made on a printed form without legal aid, and centers about a part of the second paragraph which reads: "I give, devise and bequeath...

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