Legal Opinion

In Re Burnett

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided February 8, 1957PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

43 N.J. Super. 534 (1957)

129 A.2d 321

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CORA TIMKEN BURNETT, DECEASED.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided February 8, 1957.

Mr. Donald H. McLean, attorney for plaintiff executors.

Messrs. Riker, Emery & Danzig, attorneys for defendants Timken, et als.

Messrs. Wharton, Stewart & Davis, attorneys for defendant Cleveland Trust Company.

GRIMSHAW, J.S.C.

The court is asked to construe the Fifth paragraph of the last will and testament of Cora Timken Burnett, who died a resident of Bergen County on January 7, 1956. The precise question for determination is…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Knowlton v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. United States v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Minot v. WinthropMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
  4. Dahmer v. WenslerIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
  5. President of the Manhattan Co. v. ArmourSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Hoffmann EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  2. In Re BurnettNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
  3. Taggart v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 1969
  4. In Re Rennie's EstateCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  5. Gesner v. RobertsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965

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