Legal Opinion
Layton v. Black
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided August 8, 1953PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
99 A.2d 244 (1953)
LAYTON
v.
BLACK et al.
Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle.
August 8, 1953.
John J. DeLuca and Joseph A. Julian, Jr., Wilmington, for plaintiff.
Robert C. Barab and Joseph A. L. Errigo, Wilmington, for defendants.
BRAMHALL, Vice Chancellor.
The testator, George Black, late of Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, died on August 28, 1942, leaving a last will and testament in which he left his residuary estate in trust, directing his trustees to pay to his daughter, Madeline Black Layton, the income from one-half of his estate. He further provided therein that if his said…
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