Hyde v. Hyde
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a'decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Foster, who filed the following opinion: This action arises over the construction to be given certain provisions of the will of Charles PIyde, of Plainfield, New Jersey, who died on June 12th, 1901, leaving surviving his widow and five children, all of whom were made executors of the will.
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On appeal from a'decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Foster, who filed the following opinion: This action arises over the construction to be given certain provisions of the will of Charles PIyde, of Plainfield, New Jersey, who died on June 12th, 1901, leaving surviving his widow and five children, all of whom were made executors of the will. By the fourth paragraph of his will, testator gave the residue of his estate to his executors, in trust; and after directing the payment therefrom, by them, of a large sum of money for charitable purposes, he then directed his…
1Per curiam
The decree appealed from will be affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in the court below by Vice-Chancellor Foster.
For affirmance — -The Chief-Justice, Garrison, Swayze, Trenchard, Parker, Bergen, Minturn, Kalisch, Black, White, Heppenheimer, Williams, Gardner — 13. For reversal — None.
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