LITTLEPAGE v. HART

No. 13501.

250 F.2d 774 (1957)

John M. LITTLEPAGE et al., Appellants, v. Willard L. HART and Thomas P. Littlepage, Jr., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Arthur L. Willcher, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Ira H. Pearce, Silver Spring, Md., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. S. Jay McCathran, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Mr. Richard A. Mehler, Washington, D. C., guardian ad litem, for Thomas P. Littlepage, III, a minor, urged reversal in part.

Before DANAHER, BASTIAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.

This action involves the construction of the last will and testament of Ellen Littlepage Hart, who died in the District of Columbia on December 31, 1952. The will is inartistically drawn.

The testatrix died possessed only of certain premises in the District of Columbia said to be of the approximate value of $47,000.00, subject to a deed of trust in the approximate amount of $17.000.00, payable...

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