In re Estate of Stevenson
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Petition by trustee eor instructions.—Dr. George Stevenson, by his last will and testament, made in the year 1828, after devising his mansion-house and grounds to his wife, for her natural life, further provided as follows, viz: “ It is my desire that after the decease of my wife (or sooner if she should desire it) my dwelling house and ground adjacent to it, in "Wilmington, should be sold by my executors hereinafter named, with the approbation .of the Chancellor or an…
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Petition by trustee eor instructions.—Dr. George Stevenson, by his last will and testament, made in the year 1828, after devising his mansion-house and grounds to his wife, for her natural life, further provided as follows, viz: “ It is my desire that after the decease of my wife (or sooner if she should desire it) my dwelling house and ground adjacent to it, in "Wilmington, should be sold by my executors hereinafter named, with the approbation .of the Chancellor or an Orphans Court, and the proceeds equally divided among all my children now living, or their legal representatives.” The…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor,
after holding the case under conside-' ration, expressed the opinion that the direction for sale was sufficiently unqualified to work an equitable conversion of the fund from the death of the testator; and its distribution was decreed accordingly.
2Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of NelsonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1909
- Equitable Trust Co. v. WardCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1946
- Fisher v. BarcusCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1924
- Blackstone v. ChandlerCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1925