Legal Opinion
Wilmington Trust Co. v. Blades
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided February 28, 1934PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor:
The trustee asks to be instructed regarding its duty in the several particulars which are referred to in the ensuing numbered paragraphs.
1. Regarding the bequest to the testator’s aunt, Mrs. M. I. Evans, I shall, without discussing the matter, accept the view which all the parties in present interest appear to have accepted, viz., that the bequest to her was of two hundred dollars per month so long' as she should live.
2. The next question arises out of Item Third, sub- . paragraph “b” of the will. The third item of the will devises and bequeaths all the rest, residue and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Diefendorf v. GalletIdaho Supreme Court · 1932
- Moffett v. . ElmendorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Featherstone v. NormanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Stony Brook Railroad v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- In re the Estate of SmithCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1929
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Security Trust Co. v. BulcroftCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1936
- Farmers' Trust Co. v. MackeyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1938