Legal Opinion
Wilmington Trust Co. v. Carpenter
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided October 11, 1950PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, Chancellor:
The plaintiff trustee under an agreement executed by Margaretta duPont Carpenter, dated September- 22, 1930, seeks instructions with respect to the persons entitled to the income therefrom during the remainder of Mrs. Carpenter’s life. That instrument in part provides (1) that the trust so created
“* * * shall continue until the death of the last survivor of the Settlor, Margaretta duPont Carpenter, Robert R. M. Carpenter, husband of the said Settlor, Pierre S. duPont, brother of the said Settlor, and Alice Belin duPont, wife of the said Pierre S. duPont;”(2) That the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Claflin v. ClaflinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Bowers' Trust EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Tracey v. FranklinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1949
- Compton v. Rixey's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. Wilmington Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1936
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. CarpenterCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1950
- Wilmington Trust Company v. CarpenterCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1974
- Bank of Delaware v. SmithCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1965
- Bank of Delaware v. ClarkCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1968
- Smith v. Bank of DelawareSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
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