Legal Opinion
Baldwin v. Baldwin
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided October 15, 1930PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The clause of the will sub judice reads:
"Second. I give to my son Aaron Grover Baldwin, M.D., the sum of five thousand dollars, provided I have at the time of my decease the sum of ten thousand dollars or more in cash after paying all my debts, if the sum is less than ten thousand dollars, then in that event the cash shall be divided by giving my said son Aaron Grover Baldwin one-third, and my son Orton Roswell Baldwin two-thirds of said money remaining."
The testatrix died possessed of a parcel of realty, occupied as her residence, of the approximate value of $9,000, four bank accounts…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Leigh v. Executors of SavidgeNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1861
- Mount Holly Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. DeaconNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1911
3Cited by14 opinions
- Stewart v. SelderTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Barrett v. BarrettNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1943
- Second National, C., Co. v. BordenNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1933
- Bankers Trust Co. of N.Y. v. GreimsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1934
- Lane v. RaileyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
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