Morgan v. Adams, 211 U.S. 627 (1909)

Name: Morgan v. Adams, 211 U.S. 627 (1909) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Morgan v. Adams

No. 50

Argued December 9, 10, 1908
Decided January 11, 1909
211 U.S. 627

ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Syllabus

Although the estate may amount to more than $5,000, if the aggregate interest of plaintiffs in error is less than that amount, and the balance of the estate goes to defendants in error, the necessary amount in controversy does not exist to give this Court jurisdiction of an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia setting aside a will. Overby v. Gordon, 177 U.S. 214, distinguished.

Writ of error to review 29 App.D.C.198 dismissed.

The facts are stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Morgan v. Adams, 211 U.S. 627 (1909) in 211 U.S. 627 211 U.S. 628. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ASWBRMGMYIPRWVC.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Morgan v. Adams, 211 U.S. 627 (1909), in 211 U.S. 627, page 211 U.S. 628. Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ASWBRMGMYIPRWVC.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Morgan v. Adams, 211 U.S. 627 (1909). cited in 1909, 211 U.S. 627, pp.211 U.S. 628. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ASWBRMGMYIPRWVC.

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