Legal Opinion

Moore v. Wears

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided March 24, 1917PublishedCited by 4 opinions

On hearing on motion of defendants to strike out complainants’ bill for partition.

1Opinion of the Court

Leaming; V. C.

The bill is filed by certain devisees of Isaiah C. Wears, deceased, and is filed for partition of real estate owned by coni- ' plainants’ testator at his decease.

Other devisees of testator now move to dismiss the bill on the ground that the will and codicil of testator confer upon the trustee who has been substituted for the trustee named in the will power of sale of the real estate of which partition is sought.

It is obvious that the bill should not be entertained if t the substituted trustee is clothed by the will with a power of sale of the real estate described in the bill.…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Braun v. MullerNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
  2. Hanson v. LevyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1947
  3. Hill v. Van SantNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1943
  4. Bostock v. DenninNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1944

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