Legal Opinion
Hanover St. Presbyterian Church v. Buckson
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided May 17, 1965PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
210 A.2d 190 (1965)
HANOVER STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, a Delaware religious corporation, Plaintiff,
v.
David P. BUCKSON, Attorney General of the State of Delaware, Defendant.
Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.
May 17, 1965.
Samuel R. Russell, of Bayard, Brill, Russell & Handelman, Wilmington, for plaintiff.
Jay H. Conner, Deputy Atty. Gen., for defendant.
SEITZ, Chancellor.
Plaintiff, Hanover Street Presbyterian Church, a Delaware religious corporation ("plaintiff"), seeks instructions, inter alia, as to whether legacies under three different wills must be held by it as subject to specific…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- St. Joseph's Hospital v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Hutton v. St. Paul Brotherhood of the People's ChurchCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1935
- Denckla v. Independence FoundationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1963
- Hanover Street Presbyterian Church v. BucksonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1965
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Executive Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Delaware, Inc. v. MossCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1967
- TRUSTEES OF PENINSULA ANN. CON. v. New York EA Con.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1965