Legal Opinion
Hanson v. Wilmington Trust Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 28, 1955PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Herrmann, Acting Vice Chancellor:
The Court is called upon to decide (1) whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel precludes the parties from litigating in this action the issue of the validity of a certain written agreement as an inter vivos trust agreement; and, if not, (2) whether the trust and the exercises of the power of appointment thereunder are valid or invalid.
This action for declaratory judgment was brought by Elizabeth Donner Hanson, Executrix and Trustee under the Will of Dora *414Browning Donner, to determine the persons entitled to assets valued at $417,000. The assets were held…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. Stone & Downer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. SillimanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- National Shawmut Bank v. JoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Lines v. Lines, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1891
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. Wilmington Trust Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1942
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Hickman v. HickmanSuperior Court of Delaware · 1956
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. CarpenterCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1961
- Wilmington Trust Company v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Delaware · 1961
- Denver National Bank v. Von BrechtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1958
- Hanson v. Wilmington Trust CompanyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1955