Hendershot v. Hendershot
New Jersey Court of Chancery
1Opinion of the Court
This matter came before me on a motion to add a party defendant or complainant.
The complainant, George C. Hendershot, filed the bill of complaint and prayed that this court decree: (a) that the executors of Charles F. Hendershot specifically perform an alleged oral agreement made between the testator and the mother of the complainant, whereby the testator bound himself to adopt the complainant and to make a will bequeathing and devising to complainant a share of testator's estate amounting at least to as much as the complainant would receive if the said testator died intestate and the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sweet v. ParkerNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1871
- Davison v. RakeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1889
- Van Keuren v. McLaughlinNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1870
3Cited by2 opinions
- Lanes v. Bank of MontclairNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1947
- Jenkins v. McGovernNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1945