Legal Opinion

In re First Account of Equitable Trust Co.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided February 8, 1943PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pearson, Vice-Chancellor:

The trustee prays that it be allowed its expenses and the amount of the fee of its solicitor for services rendered in the proceeding on the exceptions to its First Account; that the application of the exceptant for an allowance of the fee of his solicitor be denied; that the costs and expenses, at least those of the exceptant, be charged against him personally or against his ultimate share in the corpus of the trust. The exceptant insists upon an allowance of the fee of his solicitor, and asks that all costs and expenses be taxed against the.entire trust corpus. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commercial Trust Co. of N.J. v. SpiegelbergNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1934
  2. Commercial Trust Co. of N.J. v. MasonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1936
  3. Estate of KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
  4. Kennedy v. Emerald Coal & Coke Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1943
  5. In re the estate of DreierNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1914

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Maurer v. International Re-Insurance Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1953
  2. Weinberger v. UOP, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1986
  3. Great American Indemnity Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1952
  4. Tri State Mall Associates v. A. A. R. Realty Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1972
  5. Bankers Trust Company v. DuffySupreme Court of Delaware · 1972

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