Legal Opinion
Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Dignan
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided June 17, 1929PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dr. Leslie D. Ward intended to divide his fortune equally between his son, Leslie P. Ward, and Helen Ward Dignan, daughter of a deceased son, and to that end, by his last will and testament, after pecuniary bequests, gave —
"Sixth. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever the same may consist and wheresoever the same may be found, I give, devise and bequeath to my executors hereinafter named, in trust nevertheless, to invest and reinvest, to collect the rents, issues and profits thereof, and to pay and distribute the same as follows:
"1. To pay…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Swetland v. SwetlandNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1926
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. RowlandNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1926
- Smith v. . ParsonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Bye v. StrasbourgSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1928
- Read v. PattersonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1888
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth-Merchants Trust Co. v. SeglieNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1940
- The Trust Co. of N.J. v. GlunzNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1935
- Forbringer v. RomanoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950
- Speth v. SpethNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950
- Tansey v. New Brunswick Trust Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1938
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