Legal Opinion
Lippincott v. Purtell
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided December 9, 1925PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The complainant is the administrator cum testamento annexo of Christine B. Dickinson, who was the administratrix cumtestamento annexo of Isaac V. Dickinson, deceased.
Isaac V. Dickinson's will was probated on October 22d 1872, and application is now made asking for a construction of it. The will, after directing the executor to pay the income thereof to his wife, and authorizing sale of real estate, reads:
"It is my will that my dear wife shall enjoy the annual profits of my estate, real and personal, during her natural life, and at her death my whole estate to descend to my daughter, Florence.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Scudder's executors v. VanarsdaleNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1860
- Clement v. CrevelingSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1914
- Welsh v. CraterNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1880
- Fisk v. FiskNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1900
3Cited by5 opinions
- Bottomley v. BottomleyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1944
- In Re PistorNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
- In Re HolibaughNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1954
- Cody v. FitzgeraldNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948
- In Re Estate of PistorSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959