Legal Opinion
Brasko v. Duchek
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided July 17, 1940PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, Vice-Ordinary.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Mercer Orphans Court adjudging that John Brasko is entitled to an estate in curtesy in certain premises in the city of Trenton.
On March 14th, 1927, there was enacted the statute P. L. 1981, c. 71, p. 188, which provides that, irrespective of the birth of issue,
“the widower « * * of any person dying * * * shall be endowed for the term of his natural life, of the one * * * equal half part of all the lands * * * whereof his wife * * * was seized of an estate of inheritance at any time during the coverture.”
By its express terms this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Washington Ex Rel. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Diamond Glue Co. v. United States Glue Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Weaver v. PattersonNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1920
- Gerhardt v. SullivanNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1930
- Hackensack Trust Co. v. TracyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1917
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3Cited by9 opinions
- 9W Contractors, Inc. v. Englewood CliffsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
- 9W Contractors, Inc. v. Englewood Cliffs BoroughNew Jersey Tax Court · 1980
- Alt v. KwiatekNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1941
- Levinson v. City of Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
- Fire Guard Sprinkler Corp. v. ManolioNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1979
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