Equitable Trust Co. v. Kent
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Bill in the Nature of a Bill op Iinterpleader and for instructions to a testamentary trustee. The case was heard on bill and answer, and the facts appear in the opinion of ■the Chancellor.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
Lindley C. Kent, who died February 12, 1916, by his will, after making sundry specific and pecuniary bequests (all of which have been paid), disposed of his residuary estate in four equal parts. One part was given to a trustee to invest the same and pay the income for the support of a minor son of the testator until he reaches a certain age, on arrival of which he is entitled to the principal, with a provision that if he dies before that time the trust estate held for *335him is to be divided between the testator’s widow and remaining children, and the issue of any child of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lawrence v. . LittlefieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Edwards v. EdwardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Sargent v. SargentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Ayer v. AyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Wethered v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
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