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Cannady v. Kesterson

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Oct 25, 1949
179 F.2d 455 (D.C. Cir. 1949)

Summary

In Cannady v. Kesterson, 1949, 85 U.S.App.D.C. 427, 179 F.2d 455, this court again dismissed an appeal taken by an executor from an order of the District Court construing a will.

Summary of this case from National Bank of Wash. v. Dist. of Columbia

Opinion

No. 10352.

October 25, 1949.

W.P. Cannady, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Margaret A. Haywood, Washington, D.C., for appellee Kesterson.

Emory B. Smith Washington, D.C., for appellees Rollin and others.

Before CLARK, WILBUR K. MILLER and PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judges.


This cause came on for consideration on the transcript of record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the motion of appellee Kesterson to dismiss this appeal, and on the answers thereto filed by appellant and by Geary Rollin, et al., defendants below, and the Court having duly considered same, It is

Ordered by the Court that this appeal be, and it is hereby, dismissed, on the ground that appellant as executor has no right to appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing a complaint brought by the executor for construction of a will. Spriggs v. Stone, 85 U.S.App.D.C. ___, 174 F.2d 671. See also King v. Buttolph, 9 Cir., 30 F.2d 769, and In re Michigan-Ohio Bldg. Corporation, 7 Cir., 117 F.2d 191.


Summaries of

Cannady v. Kesterson

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Oct 25, 1949
179 F.2d 455 (D.C. Cir. 1949)

In Cannady v. Kesterson, 1949, 85 U.S.App.D.C. 427, 179 F.2d 455, this court again dismissed an appeal taken by an executor from an order of the District Court construing a will.

Summary of this case from National Bank of Wash. v. Dist. of Columbia
Case details for

Cannady v. Kesterson

Case Details

Full title:CANNADY v. KESTERSON et al

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: Oct 25, 1949

Citations

179 F.2d 455 (D.C. Cir. 1949)

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