Legal Opinion
Grebenstein v. St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Ch.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided May 20, 1949PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Louise F. Grebenstein died March 19, 1947, leaving a last will and testament dated May 1, 1938. Under Paragraph Fourth thereof, she bequeathed "to St. John's Lutheran Church of Union City, N.J., * * * to apply toward the payment of the principal of the mortgage indebtedness on the church structure, the sum of Three thousand (3,000) Dollars." Her residuary estate was devised and bequeathed to her step-grandchildren. At the time of the execution of the will the church property was encumbered by two mortgages. These, however, were paid and canceled of record on December 27, 1944, more than two…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wilber v. OwensSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1949
- Brown v. ConditNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1905
- German Pioneer Verein v. MeyersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1907
- Wilber v. Asbury Park National Bank, C., Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948
- Raque v. City of Speyer, GermanyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1925
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