Legal Opinion
Hood v. Francis
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided October 15, 1945No. Docket 148/181PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joseph L. Francis died October 11th, 1943, leaving a will dated September 27th, 1943, and duly probated by the surrogate of Essex County on October 25th, 1943, in which Charles Hood, the complainant, was named as executor and who qualified as such.
The testator in his lifetime acquired title to a one-family dwelling at 88 Wickliffe Street, Newark, and of a two-family dwelling at 13 Vine Street, Newark.
On June 26th, 1943, the decedent was seventy-six years old and in receipt of a monthly pension of $30 from the Pullman Company, and the income from his real estate. He owned five shares of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brown v. Fidelity Union Trust Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1939
- Moran v. Fifteenth Ward B. L. Assn.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
- Paul v. PaulNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1926
- Guild v. Mayor of NewarkNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1916
- Wooster v. CooperNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1900
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. SloaneCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1947
- Busch v. PlewsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- Bank of New York v. BlackSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958