Legal Opinion

Swetland v. Swetland

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided February 13, 1930PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a bill against Maurice J. Swetland, trustee, by thecestuis que trustent under a certain trust created by Horace M. Swetland in his lifetime, and alleges misappropriation and dissipation of the trust fund; seeks an accounting; the removal of the trustee, and the appointment of a new trustee in his stead. Two trust agreements are involved in this controversy. The first is that of July 14th, 1917, and the second that of January 3d 1922.

Notwithstanding there are two declarations of trust there is in effect but one trust to be administered. The purpose of the second declaration was not to…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Blodgett v. SilbermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Bullen v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. Hicks v. GuinnessSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Buck v. BeachSupreme Court of the United States · 1907

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Reynolds Ex Rel. Cannon v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
  2. Lewis v. HansonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1957
  3. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  4. Wilmington Trust Co. v. Wilmington Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1936
  5. Wilmington Trust Co. v. Wilmington Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1940

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