Legal Opinion

Stephens v. of Howard

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided February 15, 1880PublishedCited by 4 opinions

On final bearing on bill and answer.

1Opinion of the Court

The Vice-Chancellor.

The complainants, who are infants, and sue by tbeir next friend, ask that the principal of a legacy given to them by the will of their grandmother, may'be applied, from time to time, by order of the coart, to their education and maintenance, notwithstanding that, by the terms of the will, i-t is not payable until they attain twenty-one years of age. One is now seventeen years of age, and the other thirteen. Their grandmother gave them, together, the one-fourth part of her residuary estate, with direction to her executor to invest the same safely, and pay the interest…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Trust Under Will of CosgraveSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
  2. Caruso v. CarusoNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1928
  3. Hicks v. JonesNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1946
  4. In Re LuceyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1925

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