Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Smith
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided October 5, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION UPON PETITION FOR DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION
BROWN, Chancellor.
This is a Register of Wills matter in which a petition for a decree of distribution has been filed pursuant to 12 Del.C. § 2331, et seq. The petition seeks a determination of the heirs of the decedent, Edward S. Smith, who are entitled to take his intestate estate. The ultimate purpose, of course, is to determine the identity of those persons to whom the estate of Edward S. Smith can be safely distributed by the administratrix of the estate under the Delaware laws of intestacy.
The matter was initially referred to a master…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Estate of WebbCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1970
- Mayor of Wilmington v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1947
- Balma v. Tidewater Oil CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- Kelley v. Mayor and Council of City of DoverCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1972
- In re the Estate of WhiteOrphan's Court of Delaware · 1944
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