Legal Opinion
Board of Home Missions, C. v. Saltmer
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided February 4, 1939PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The bill and information filed in this cause seek a construction of the will of Cornelius R. Van Doren, late of Forked River, Ocean county, New Jersey, who died on March 17th, 1894.
The facts of the matter, stipulated and agreed upon by the parties, are, briefly, these: By his will, the testator Cornelius R. Van Doren devised his real estate to his wife, Lydia A. Van Doren, for life, provided for certain pecuniary bequests to take effect at her death, and disposed of his residuary estate in the following language:
"All the rest and residue of my estate real, personal and mixed, after my wife's…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Farnum v. Pennsylvania Co. for Insurance on Lives & Granting AnnuitiesNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1916
- South v. SouthIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
- Ladd v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Paul v. PaulNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1926
- Reeside v. Annex Building Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Brown v. Fidelity Union Trust Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1939
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. Catholic, C., N.Y.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948
- Busch v. PlewsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- Hood v. FrancisNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1945
- Ruby v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
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