Legal Opinion
Otto v. Gore
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 22, 2012No. C.A. Nos. 559, 2011, 582, 2011, 589, 2011PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Chief Justice:
Acting as settlors, Wilbert and Genevieve Gore signed two separate trust instruments in 1972 — the “May Instrument” and the “October Instrument” — both purporting to transfer the same property into the “Pokeberry Trust.” Susan Gore, one of their daughters, claims that the earlier May Instrument controls while the other four siblings contend that the settlors never intended the May Instrument to be final and enforceable. The Vice Chancellor rejected Susan’s claims. Susan and her children (including Jan C. Otto, her adopted child), raise five arguments on appeal: (1) the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Annan v. Wilmington Trust Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1989
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