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SHORTER v. ADLER

No. 14322.

258 F.2d 163 (1958)

Charles B. SHORTER, Appellant, v. Lillian E. ADLER, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 10, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mrs. A. Lillian C. Kennedy, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Eugene A. Chase, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. George E. C. Hayes, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. James A. Cobb, Julian R. Dugas, and Luke C. Moore, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, Chief Judge, MADDEN, Judge, United States Court of Claims, and BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

MADDEN, Judge.

Miss Mary Erminie Shorter was the owner of a house and lot in the District of Columbia. On December 3, 1953, she executed a deed conveying the property to a third person who, on the same day, conveyed the property to Miss Shorter and the appellee, Mrs. Adler, as joint tenants. Miss Shorter died in 1956. The appellant was her brother and her sole heir. He brought a civil action in the District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to set aside the...

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