Ward v. Kitchen
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Bill for construction of will and for directions.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The complainant asks the direction of this court in the discharge of his duty as trustee under the will of Moses Ward, deceased, and asks, also, for a construction of part of that instrument, and of part of the codicil thereto. By the will the testator, after sundry gifts and provisions, gave one-half of all the residue of his estate, real and personal, to his son, the complainant, and of the remaining half he gave to his daughter Maria the “ sum or value of $6,000 to be at her own disposal,” and provided as follows as to the residue of that half:
“ Whatever remains of the said…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- King v. . TalbotNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
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- Reinhardt v. National State BankNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1941