Legal Opinion
Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Birch
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided September 18, 1936PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Complainant, as trustee under the will of Thomas C. Barr, deceased, asks the directions of the court. The will has been before the court on two earlier occasions — Moore v. Downey,83 N.J. Eq. 428, and Moore v. Dorey, 83 N.J. Eq. 325. The trustee has in hand a fund of about $800,000 with which to meet provisions of the will, in effect as follows:
To pay Katherine M.N. Payne $5,000 annually during her life.
On her death, leaving issue, to divide among them $100,000. Her issue are her daughter, Dorothy P. Goodspeed, and the latter's infant son, Dwight W. Goodspeed.
To pay Helen D. Lees $2,500…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- West v. RectorSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1914
- Liberty Title and Trust Co. v. StevensNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1934
- Collins v. WardellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1903
- Moore v. DowneyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1914
- Liberty Title & Trust Co. v. StevensSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1935
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Van Orman v. American InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1984
- Card's Estate (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- In Re Central Home Trust Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. BerenblumNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1964