Legal Opinion

Greenwich Trust Co. v. Tyson

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided July 1, 1942PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.

In this action the plaintiff, having recovered a judgment against John H. Tyson, sought to satisfy it from the income and principal of a trust which he had created. While the writ contained a direction for the garnishment of various persons, including the trustee, the action was treated in the trial . court and before us as one in the nature of a creditor’s bill in equity. The trial court made a decree in the plaintiff’s favor. The plaintiff, Tyson, William L. Tierney, the trustee, and the beneficiaries under the trust other than Tyson have all appealed. The case as tried presented three…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Nichols v. EatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. Jones v. CliftonSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Schenck v. . BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  4. Smith v. TowersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
  5. Morgan'S EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. WalshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
  2. State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. ReiserMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
  3. Wilson v. Town of West HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
  4. Ware v. GuldaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
  5. Nickel Mine Brook Associates v. SakalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991

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