Legal Opinion
McElroy v. Ludlum
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 15, 1880PublishedCited by 5 opinions
On appeal from a decree advised by Amzi Dodd, esq., advisory master.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Depue, J.
The firm of James Horner & Co. was largely engaged in the manufacture of steel, at Pompton, in the county of Pas*830saic. The firm was composed of James Horner and James Ludlum, and was dissolved, by the death of Horner, on the 9th of June, 1874. By his will, Horner gave the bulk of his estate to his daughter Alice, the wife of John M. Buckingham, in part for her own use, and in part in trust for her sister, Susan Horner. Alice Buckingham was made the executrix of the will of her deceased father. Soon after the death of Horner, disputes arose…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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