Legal Opinion
South Norwalk Trust Co. v. Knapp
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 17, 1941PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The questions to be decided are whether certain stock dividends received by the trustee belong to the life tenant or remaindermen and whether counsel fees may be allowed from the corpus of the estate.
The facts proved and found with reference to the first question were extremely involved but those essential to the decision of this appeal can be simply-stated. William Buchanan died in Norwalk, January 20, 1910, leaving a will creating a trust. The plaintiff is the trustee. The purposes of the trust have been accomplished. During the administration of the trust four stock dividends and a small…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Woollard v. Schaffer Stores Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Lee Bros. Furniture Co. v. CramSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Smith v. DanaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
- West Haven Bank & Trust Co. v. McCoySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. NesbitSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
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3Cited by11 opinions
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