Legal Opinion
Delaware Trust Co. v. Everitt
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided April 3, 1958PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Seitz, Chancellor:
This is an interpleader action instituted by the Delaware Trust Company, executor under the will of Deborah Morrison Rood. The real claimants are the defendant, Deborah Rood Everitt (“Deborah”), the daughter of the testatrix and Robert Howe Everitt (“Robert”), Deborah’s former husband. Deborah claims as assignee from Robert certain stock which formed part of a legacy left him by his former mother-in-law. Robert denies that the assignment was absolute. This is the decision after final hearing.
Deborah and Robert were married in 1943, at which time Robert was working in Mexico…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Maurer v. International Re-Insurance Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1953
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. NakanoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
- Globe Indemnity Co. v. Puget Sound Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Frank C. Sparks Company v. Huber Baking CompanySuperior Court of Delaware · 1955
- Johnson v. VickersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Hutchinson v. Fish Engineering Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1964
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- Delaware Trust Company v. EverittCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1958