Legal Opinion

Hesselbrock v. First Nat. Bk., C., Montclair

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided June 9, 1930PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Two questions arise in this case.

One is, whether the complainant Carrie C. Hesselbrock is entitled to a claim against the estate of her deceased husband for $9,690, with interest from December 11th, 1928.

Decedent and his wife in 1919 purchased property in Montclair as tenants by the entirety. It is contended that the husband provided the money. This, however, makes no difference. SeeNeubeck v. Neubeck, 94 N.J. Eq. 167, in which the court held:

"It is suggested that the instant case differs from theO'Connell Case, for the reason that all of the purchase-money for the property was paid by the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Neubeck v. NeubeckSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1922
  2. Gifford v. ThornSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1855
  3. Sandford v. BlakeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1889
  4. Lanning v. Administrator of LanningNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1865
  5. Williams v. Vreeland's ExecutorsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1879

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Equitable Trust Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1944
  2. Montclair Nat. Bk. & Tr. Co. v. Seton Hall Col.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967

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