In re the Estate of Nelson
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Exceptions to the Report of an Auditor appointed to ascertain the persons entitled to a legacy paid into the Court of Chancery.
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Exceptions to the Report of an Auditor appointed to ascertain the persons entitled to a legacy paid into the Court of Chancery. The facts sufficiently appear from the report of the Auditor, T. Bayard Heisel, Esq., which was as follows, a few unimportant formal parts and quotations from decisions being omitted: “Upon the application of The Equitable Guarantee and Trust Company, administrator d. b. n. c. t.a. of Robert Nelson, deceased, thesaid administrator, on the 22nd day of March, A. D. 1909, was directed to pay into the Court of Chancery the sum of $6,756.99, that being the amount in the…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor:
The facts in this cause sufficiently appear in the report of the learned Auditor, with some of whose conclusions the Court agrees, differing as to others. By his will probated in 1854, Robert Nelson, the testator, gave the residue of his estate to his wife, Margaret, for life, and then provided as follows:
“Item. I direct that after the decease of my said wife Margaret, all my real estate be sold at public sale in fee simple and the net proceeds of the sale thereof, together with the residue of my personal estate then remaining, shall be divided share and share alike between the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Tillman v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Lyons v. . OstranderNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Flanagan v. StaplesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Sawtelle v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1891
- In re TwaddellDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1901
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In re the Estate of SmithCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1929
- Stabler v. RamsayCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1948
- Delaware County Trust Co. v. HanbyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1933
- Fisher v. BarcusCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1924
- Magee v. ChambersCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1929
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