Legal Opinion

Orange First National Bank v. Preiss

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided February 23, 1949PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Frank C. Preiss died December 26, 1946, leaving a will probated January 9, 1947, upon which letters testamentary were issued to the plaintiff and Mae L. Preiss.

Plaintiff, The Orange First National Bank, requests instructions of the Court as to the extent to which the executors and trustees shall invade the remaining corpus of the residuary estate for the purpose of paying the expenses of testator's widow, Mae L. Preiss, mentioned in testator's will, and whether the trustees shall treat and pay from corpus as a living expense of his said widow or as an expense of maintaining her home and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Crocker v. CrockerNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1933
  2. Pearce v. MarcellusSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1946
  3. Inman v. InmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1939

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sibson v. FIRST NAT. BK. & TRUST CO. OF PAULSBORONew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
  2. Coats v. WhitlowMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Renner v. CastellanoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
  4. Stetson v. COMMUNITY CHEST, ETC., MAPLEWOODNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952

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