Legal Opinion
Gaston v. Ford
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided May 18, 1926PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The questions raised in this cause involve the interpretation of the wills of George Y. Ford and Sarah C. Adair, and the rights of the several parties thereunder.
The will of George Y. Ford (besides directing payment of debts and appointing his wife, Sarah, and his brother, Benjamin, as executors) provides as follows:
"Second. I give and devise unto my beloved wife, Sarah C., in lieu of right of dower, the house and lot where I now live, fronting on Somerset street, and the house and lot owned by me and the barn lot, which have a front on Thompson street, all in the village of Raritan. And I…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Weaver v. PattersonNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1920
- Annin's executors v. Vandoren's administratorNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1861
- Hyde v. HydeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1917
- Kent v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1850
- Pratt v. DouglasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1884
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3Cited by24 opinions
- N.J. Title Guarantee, C., Co. v. DaileyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1938
- Briggs v. FaulknerNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1936
- West Side Trust Co. v. GiulianoNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1930
- Greene v. SchmurakNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
- In Re Estate of WadsworthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
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