Mayer v. American Security & Trust Co., 222 U.S. 295 (1911)

Name: Mayer v. American Security & Trust Co., 222 U.S. 295 (1911) - Syllabus
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Mayer v. American Security & Trust Company

No. 77

Argued December 5, 1911
Decided December 18, 1911
222 U.S. 295

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Syllabus

Equitable titles are subject to devise, and if not specifically bequeathed, form part of the residuary estate.

One of the objects of a residuary clause is to gather up unremembered, as well as uncertain, rights, and the words "all the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal and mixed, which I now possess or which may hereafter be acquired by me" are sufficient to carry an equitable estate.

33 App.D.C. 391 affirmed.

The facts are stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Mayer v. American Security & Trust Co., 222 U.S. 295 (1911) in 222 U.S. 295 222 U.S. 296–222 U.S. 298. Original Sources, accessed June 7, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PIHIC4EH3Y582KA.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Mayer v. American Security & Trust Co., 222 U.S. 295 (1911), in 222 U.S. 295, pp. 222 U.S. 296–222 U.S. 298. Original Sources. 7 Jun. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PIHIC4EH3Y582KA.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Mayer v. American Security & Trust Co., 222 U.S. 295 (1911). cited in 1911, 222 U.S. 295, pp.222 U.S. 296–222 U.S. 298. Original Sources, retrieved 7 June 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PIHIC4EH3Y582KA.

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