Legal Opinion

The Pa. v. Bd. of Nat'l Missions

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided December 9, 1946No. Docket 148/681PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This case has been submitted on the pleadings, a stipulation of facts and the briefs of counsel.

The bill seeks the construction of the last will and testament of Margaret S. Wallace, deceased, specifically of the "6th" clause of the will and the fourth numbered paragraph thereof, which reads as follows:

"With power in my Executor and Trustee":
"4. To invest and reinvest, alter, vary and change investments and reinvestments, at discretion, not being confined to what are known as Legal Investments; any Statute to the contrary notwithstanding."

But one word of this paragraph needs interpretation.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. In Re WardNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1936
  2. In Re the Estate of WardSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1937
  3. Wild v. BrownNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1936
  4. Blanchard v. BlanchardNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1934
  5. The Morris Community Chest v. WilentzNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1939

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of MungerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
  2. Zwoyer v. Hackensack Trust Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
  3. Pennsylvania Co. for Banking & Trusts v. Board of National MissionsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1948

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