Legal Opinion

Roos v. Roos

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided August 12, 1964PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

203 A.2d 140 (1964)

Jachebet T. ROOS and Sadie R. Keyser, Trustees of David L. Topkis, Plaintiffs,

v.

Jachebet T. ROOS, Emile V. Topkis, Bernard H. Topkis, Executors of the Estate of Hannah R. Topkis, Defendants.

Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County.

August 12, 1964.

F. Alton Tybout, Wilmington, for plaintiffs.

Garry G. Greenstein, of Wahl, Greenstein, & Berkowitz, Wilmington, for defendants.

SHORT, Vice Chancellor

This is an action to reform a written declaration of trust. Plaintiffs are the trustees named in the trust instrument. Defendants are the executors of the estate of the deceased…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. La Rocca TrustSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Irish v. IrishSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  3. Kiser v. LucasCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1936
  4. Colvocoresses v. W. S. Wasserman Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1939
  5. Home Life Insurance Co. of America v. McCarnsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1940

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. AbramsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Brinker v. Wobaco Trust Ltd.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. In Re Estate of RobinsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  4. In Re Estate of TuthillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. DuPont v. Southern Nat. Bank of Houston, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1983

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