Legal Opinion
Equitable Trust Co. v. Clavey
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided September 6, 1941PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Vice-Chancellor :
Alfred D. Peoples died in Wilmington in 1939, unmarried and without issue. By the first Item of his will he made a gift to a business associate, Vaughan Clavey, one of the respondents. He made various other specific gifts and left his residuary estate in trust, all for the benefit of his sister, nieces, nephew and cousin, his nearest relatives. The question raised is whether certain property was included in the gift to Vaughan Clavey, or whether it passed under the residuary clause. The pertinent Item reads thus:
“Item 1. I give and bequeath to Vaughan Clavey, of the City…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Old Colony Trust Co. v. HaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- In Re the Accounting of LoweNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Winkler v. WoodruffCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1935
- Merrill v. WinchesterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1921
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of LoweAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
3Cited by4 opinions
- LeRoy v. KirkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Equitable Trust Co. v. Delaware Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1948
- Clavey v. Equitable Trust Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1942
- Gilbert v. SmithCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1947