Legal Opinion

In re the Trusts Under the Will of McComb

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided July 17, 1940PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Vice-Chancellor :

From the petition it appears that the testatrix gave her residuary estate of realty and personalty, in trust, to pay the income to her children and, upon the death of the survivor of them, “to make division of the principal or corpus of said residue in equal portions among” her grandchildren then living, with substitutionary provisions for the issue of deceased grandchildren. The surviving child died in April, 1939. At that time all of testatrix’ grandchildren, twelve in number, were living. Since the death of the surviving child, the trustee has made division of a part…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Trustees for the Baptist Church v. LairdCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1913
  2. Delaware Trust Co. v. duPontCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1937
  3. In re the Trusts under the Last Will & Testament of McCaulleyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1925
  4. In re Equitable Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1929

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Aldridge v. Franco Wyoming Oil Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1939
  2. Woodlen v. BrodnaxCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1948
  3. Bank of Delaware v. ClarkCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1968

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