Legal Opinion
In re the Real Estate of Hartmann
Orphan's Court of Delaware
Decided May 2, 1928PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rice, J,
John G. Hartmann died on the fifth day of February., 1927, leaving to survive him a widow and no children. His last will and testament dated July 26, 1913, was duly probated and letters testamentary granted to Charles B. Evans, Esquire. The second item of the will provides:
“I do give and devise unto my wife, Elizabeth W. Hartmann, the one-third interest, for and during the term of her natural life, in all the real estate which I shall die seized and possessed of, and it is my will that this devise to my wife shall be in lieu of any dower or right of dower to which she may be entitled…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Estate of CunninghamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Dean v. HartSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
- Ashelford v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1909
- Kuykendall v.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
- Allen v. HannumSupreme Court of Kansas · 1875
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Walter v. WalterSupreme Court of Delaware · 1957
- Security Trust Co. v. HanbyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1951
- In re the Estate of SkinnerOrphan's Court of Delaware · 1939
- Security Trust Co. v. HanbyCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1951
- In re the Estate of GreenOrphan's Court of Delaware · 1928