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GAGE v. RIGGS NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, D. C.

No. 17309.

320 F.2d 715 (1963)

John Franklin GAGE et al., Appellants, v. The RIGGS NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, D. C., Administrator, Estate of Margaret Delano Gage, Deceased, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 23, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Andrew A. Lipscomb, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Donald M. Sullivan, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Harry Tyson Carter, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Jerome K. Kuykendall, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and FAHY and McGOWAN, Circuit Judges.

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge.

The issues here relate to the discretionary power of the District Court, sitting as a Probate Court for the District of Columbia, to issue letters of administration. Since the scope of the power is the subject of detailed and explicit statutory specification,1 our concern is whether the particular appointment made lies within the range of authority granted. Since we cannot tell, on the record before us, whether...

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