Legal Opinion

Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Rienzi

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided March 20, 1945No. Docket 148/176Published

1Opinion of the Court

The complainant as trustee encounters some diversity of opinion concerning its fiduciary duty, now imminent, in the administration of the testamentary trust originated by one Jay D. Wagner, deceased. The parties asserting a beneficial interest in the trust unite with the complainant in soliciting the instructions of this court.

The solution of the problem contemplates a determination of the legitimate and justifiable construction of the thirteenth and fourteenth articles of the testator's will, which are here transcribed:

"Thirteenth: All the rest residue and remainder of my estate I direct my…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Barrett v. BarrettNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1943
  2. Danker v. CooperNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1933
  3. Herbert v. Central Hanover Bank Trust Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
  4. Herbert v. Central Hanover Bank Trust Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1942
  5. Chrisman v. Cornell UniversityNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942

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