Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. State

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided May 7, 1920PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiffs from an order and decree' of the Court of Probate for the district of Waterbury refusing to appoint the Manufacturers National Bank as guardian of the estate of Katherine Hamilton, a minor, taken to and reserved by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Kellogg, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, for the advice of this court.

1Opinion of the CourtCase, J.

In a proceeding brought on her behalf by her father as her natural guardian, Katherine Hamilton, of Waterbury, a minor of sufficient age to choose a guardian under §§ 4864, 4865 of the General Statutes, applied to the Court of Probate for that district to appoint a guardian of her estate, and made choice therefor of The Manufacturers. National Bank, a banking association organized under the laws of the United States and located in Waterbury. The bank had previously applied for and been granted by the Federal Reserve Board of the United States a special permit to act in certain fiduciary…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  3. First National Bank v. Fellows Ex Rel. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
  4. White v. StrongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
  5. Adams' Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Missouri Ex Rel. Burnes National Bank of St. Joseph v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. State Bar Ass'n v. Connecticut Bank & Trust Co.Connecticut Superior Court · 1957
  3. Ferrie v. TrentiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
  4. Estate of StanchfieldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
  5. State Ex Rel. Burnes National Bank v. DuncanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924

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