Legal Opinion
Wilmington Trust Co. v. Coulter
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided March 22, 1965PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Seitz, Chancellor:
This is the decision on certain applications for attorneys’ fees arising out of litigation which resulted in a surcharge against the corporate trustee.
While the facts are set out at length in the surcharging opinion of this court (Pennsylvania Company v. Wilmington Trust Company, 40 Del.Ch. 567, 186 A.2d 751) and the affirming opinions of the Supreme Court of Delaware (Wilmington Trust Co. v. Coulter, *25541 Del.Ch. 548, 200 A.2d 441), some background is basic to an understanding of the issues herein resolved.
Pennsylvania Company (“Pennsylvania”) sued Wilmington Trust Company…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Maurer v. International Re-Insurance Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1953
- Wilmington Trust Company v. CoulterSupreme Court of Delaware · 1964
- Great American Indemnity Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Mencher v. SachsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1960
- Bata v. BataCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1960
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Casson v. Nationwide InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1982
- Allard v. Pacific National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- No. 96-7751Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Loretto Literary & Benevolent Institution v. Blue Diamond Coal Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1982
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