Legal Opinion

Condit v. De Hart

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided June 18, 1898PublishedCited by 5 opinions

In ejectment. On case certified from the Essex Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

*79The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, J.

Charles A. De Hart, by his will, dated April 15th, 1889, after certain bequests, gave his residuary estate to his son, Henry C. De Hart. On May 9th, 1891, he executed a codicil to his will in which, after reciting the residuary gift, he proceeded as follows: ‘‘ 1 do now fully authorize and empower my said son, Henry C., to make disposition of the said real and personal estate or of any part and parcel thereof so given, devised-and bequeathed to him, by his last will and testament duly made and executed by him at any time; and whatever…

2Cases cited1 opinion

In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of PiffardNew York Court of Appeals · 1888

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