Background
Westfall, David was born on April 16, 1927 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Wilhelmus David A. and Ruth (Rollins) Westfall.
Westfall, David was born on April 16, 1927 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Wilhelmus David A. and Ruth (Rollins) Westfall.
University of Missouri (Bachelor of Arts, 1947). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1950).
Associate, Bell, Boyd, Marshall & Lloyd, Chicago, 1950-1955; assistant professor of law, Harvard Law School, 1955-1958; professor, Harvard Law School, since 1958; John L. Gray professor, Harvard Law School, since 1983; Carl F. Schipper Junior professor, Harvard Law School, since 1996.
("it is instructive to compare Professor Surrey's essentia...)
Served as First lieutenant Judge Advocate General Corps, Army of the United States, 1951-1953. Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel (academic). Member American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, American Law Institute, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta.
Children: Elizabeth Stewart, William Beatty, Thomas Curwen, Katharine Putnam.