Legal Opinion
Carlisle v. Delaware Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 24, 1953No. 10, 12PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Southerland,
Chief Justice, delivering the opinion of the court.
The principal question before us- is whether a power of appointment reserved to herself by the settlor of an inter vivos trust was duly exercised by her last will and testament. Two other questions concern the validity of a bequest for the care of cemetery lots, and the apportionment of federal estate taxes.
I. The question of the exercise of the power.
On December 21, 1940 Mrs. Hirsch, a resident of Milford, Delaware, established an inter vivos trust of certain property of her own. She conveyed securities and cash to Delaware Trust…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Blagge v. MilesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1841
- Bird v. Wilmington Society of the Fine ArtsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1945
- White v. . HicksNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Hutton v. . BenkardNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. CopelandSupreme Court of Delaware · 1953
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Pruner EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- University of Louisville v. Liberty National Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- duPont v. duPontCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1954
- Pollock v. PetersonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1970
- Scott v. KaySupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
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