In re duPont
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Objection to Costs Charged by Register.—The account of the trustees under the will of Henry duPont for the year ending July 31, 1899, was filed, showing a balance carried over from the last account of $1,052,272.62. Income had been received since the last settlement amounting to $93,828.14, making an aggregate of $1,146,100.76. On this amount the Register claimed to be entitled to a charge of $606.00. At the March Term, 1893, the then Chancellor had announced an additional…
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Objection to Costs Charged by Register.—The account of the trustees under the will of Henry duPont for the year ending July 31, 1899, was filed, showing a balance carried over from the last account of $1,052,272.62. Income had been received since the last settlement amounting to $93,828.14, making an aggregate of $1,146,100.76. On this amount the Register claimed to be entitled to a charge of $606.00. At the March Term, 1893, the then Chancellor had announced an additional rule of Court, as follows: It is ordered, by the Chancellor, that the following amounts be allowed the Register “for…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor
was of opinion that the general rules of the Court when made and promulgated as such, have, so long as they remain unrescinded or unmodified, the force and effect of law, and are equally binding on parties and the Court. They may by general order be modified, changed or rescinded, or at the time of their adoption there may be reserved a power to exercise discretion in particular cases; but while they are in force, and without such qualification reserved, they must be applied to all cases coming within their provisions.
He considered that under the particular rule in question, the…
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- Owens v. RansteadIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
- Magnuson v. BillingsIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
- Hayden v. BucklinNew York Court of Chancery · 1842
- Hughes v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1858
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