Legal Opinion

Nardo v. Nardo

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided April 20, 1965No. 77PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERMANN, Justice:

This is a will contest case which requires us to determine the scope of review (1) by the Orphans’ Court on an appeal from the Register’s Court and (2) by the Supreme Court on a further appeal from the Orphans’ Court.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the contestants below, appellants, the relevant facts are these:

Anna Maria Nardo died on November 11, 1961 leaving a will dated January 6, 1960. The will was admitted to probate by the Register of Wills of New Castle County. Under that will, the testatrix left her entire estate outright, except for a $1,000. bequest, to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Blish v. Thompson Automatic Arms Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1948
  2. Sohland v. BakerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1927
  3. New York Trust Co. v. RileySupreme Court of Delaware · 1940
  4. Turner v. VineyardSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
  5. Conner v. BrownSuperior Court of Delaware · 1938

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  4. Application of Delaware Racing AssociationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
  5. M. A. Hartnett, Inc. v. ColemanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967

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