DAVIS v. DAVIS

Nos. 83-280, 83-402.

471 A.2d 1008 (1984)

Ora L. DAVIS, Appellant, v. Michael L. DAVIS, et al., Appellees. In re ESTATE OF Urseline M. DAVIS, Lawrence Davis, et al., Appellants, v. Michael L. DAVIS, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Palmer Ifill, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

Joshua Kaufman, Washington, D.C., for appellees.

Before FERREN, BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges.


BELSON, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from the trial court's holding that a document was a validly-executed will. Appellants, children of decedent and will-contestants below, appeal on two grounds. First, they contend that the document is not a will because there was no testamentary intent. On this issue the trial court granted summary judgment. Second, they argue that the trial court incorrectly concluded after a trial that the document had been validly executed...

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