Legal Opinion

New Albany Trust Co. v. Powell

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 27, 1902No. 4,346PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Prom Jefferson Circuit Court; P. E. Bear, Judge. Proceeding by William H. Powell as executor of tbe will of Harvey B. Foster, deceased, againBt the New Albany Trust Company as guardian of Willie Trow Foster, and Willie Trow Foster and Genevieve Foster, legatees, for the construction of the will. From a judgment in favor of Genevieve Foster, the New Albany Trust Company and Willie Trow Foster appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Wiley, O. J.

On petition of the parties this cause was advanced. Appellee Powell, as executor, filed his petition in the court below, asking that the will of Harvey B. Foster, deceased, be construed. The New Albany Trust Company, as guardian of Willie Trow Foster, Genevieve Foster, and Willie Trow Foster were made parties. They each filed an answer to the petition. Upon proper request the court made a special finding of facts, and stated its conclusions of law thereon. The New Albany Trust Company, guárdian, and Willie Trow Foster, each excepted to the conclusions of law.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Metcalf v. First Parish in FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
  2. Kelly v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
  3. Trustees of Unitarian Society v. TuftsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
  4. Bray v. MilesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1899
  5. Corey v. SpringerIndiana Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re the Accounting of Security Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. Buck v. PetersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  3. In re the Construction of the Last Will & Testament of StrasenburghNew York Surrogate's Court · 1928
  4. Sherman v. RileySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1920
  5. Brown v. SchafferIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969

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