Legal Opinion
Wales v. Wales
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 21, 1936PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor:
On a motion for decree notwithstanding answer, the case before the court is made by the bill insofar as its allegations are not denied or put in issue and by the facts set up in the answer, all of which are to be taken as true for the purposes of the motion. Jones v. Maxwell Motor Co., 13 Del. Ch. 76, 79, 115 A. 312, 313.
Dr. Joseph P. Wales died intestate on April 16, 1936, leaving to survive him the complainant, his widow, and two married daughters, children of the complainant. The defendant, Leonard E. Wales, is a brother of the deceased and has been duly appointed his…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Enos v. SnyderCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
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