Legal Opinion
Porter v. duPont
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided August 29, 1963PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Short, Vice Chancellor:
Plaintiff trustee seeks instructions as to whom payment should be made of a certain gift provided by an inter-*337vivas trust indenture. Conflicting claims to the gift are asserted by the several defendants. Defendant Peyton has moved for summary judgment based upon the pleadings, pre-trial discovery and affidavits filed.
On June 16, 1949 Amy E. duPont executed a revocable intervivos trust providing for gifts to various persons to be effective upon her death. Pursuant to the power of revocation reserved to her, the settlor made numerous amendments adding and omitting…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City Bank Farmers' Trust Co. v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Du Pont v. Equitable Security Trust CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1956
- In Re the Accounting of TuckNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- In re the Estate of TuckNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- Stryker v. KennardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dezell v. PikeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- Porter v. duPONTCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1963