Legal Opinion

Rausch v. Libby

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided December 9, 1942No. Docket 149/16PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This matter comes before the court on a bill seeking the construction of the last will and testament of Max Granitz, who departed this life on September 3d 1941, leaving him surviving as his sole next of kin four brothers and one sister.

The dispute between the parties arises over the construction to be placed upon the second and seventh paragraphs of the will. The second paragraph provides:

"Second: — I bequeath my estate, both real, personal and mixed, wherever it may be located;

No. 1 — Thirty Percent to my Mother-in-law, Mrs. Rose Libby, of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

No. 2 — Thirty Percent to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. In re the Last Will & Testament of GluckmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1917
  2. Byrne v. ByrneNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1938
  3. German Pioneer Verein v. MeyerNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1906
  4. McDonald v. ClermontSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1931
  5. Johnson v. HaldaneNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1924

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Scarborough v. ScarboroughNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1943
  2. Guaranty Trust v. the N.Y. Com. TrustNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1946
  3. De Benedictis v. De BenedictisNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
  4. City-Bank Farmers' Trust Co. v. RidealNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1948

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