Legal Opinion
Blackstone v. Chandler
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided July 15, 1925PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The language of the will is quoted in the preceding statement. The Sarah Ann White Home was an existing corporation at the time the will was made, and at the death of the testatrix on June 17, 1915. Its charter expired by limitation on May 3, 1916. The life beneficiary died eight years thereafter, to-wit, on May 4, 1924.
The complainant as the only heir at law of the testatrix claims to be entitled to the full sum of money now held by the defendant trustee on the ground that the legacy to the Sarah Ann White Home was not a vested one, but was contingent upon the corporation’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wright v. . WrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In re Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of EmbreeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- United States Trust Co. v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- McClain v. CapperSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- McBride v. MurphyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1924
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Finch v. Warrior Cement Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1928
- Ohio National Bank v. BooneOhio Supreme Court · 1942
- Equitable Trust Co. v. WardCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1946
- Cann v. Van SantCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1940
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. Bronxville Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1939
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