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Mayer v. American Security & Trust Co., 222 U.S. 295 (1911)
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Mayer v. American Security & Trust Co., 222 U.S. 295 (1911)
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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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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 August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PIHIC4EH3Y582KA.
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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. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PIHIC4EH3Y582KA.
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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 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PIHIC4EH3Y582KA.
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