Legal Opinion
Wilmington Trust Co. v. Pennsylvania Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 13, 1961No. Nos. 6, 9, 10PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Southerland, Chief Justice:
The main issue made below, and sought to be presented here, is the enforceability as a binding contract of a letter-agreement between the Pennsylvania Company and the Trustees under the Will of George P. McNear, Jr.
*4Because of our disposition of the appeals upon this point, a very brief statement of the facts will suffice.
Upon the death in 1947 of George P. McNear, Jr., Wilmington Trust Company and Guy A. Gladson, of Chicago, qualified as trustees of certain trusts under his will. Gladson resigned in 1956 and was succeeded by J. Russel Coulter, one of the defendants…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Martin v. American Potash & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1952
- Electrical Research Products, Inc. v. Vitaphone Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1934
- Fish Engineering Corporation v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1960
- duPont v. duPontSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Oliver B. Cannon & Sons, Inc. v. Dorr-Oliver Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1973
- Laventhol, Krekstein, Horwath & Horwath v. TuckmanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1976
- Cross v. HairSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- Alexander Industries, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- Haveg Corporation v. GuyerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
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