Legal Opinion
Murphy v. McBride
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 7, 1925PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from the Court of Chancery, No. 1, October term, 1924.
Richards, J.,
delivering the opinion of the court.
The complainants filed a bill in equity in the Court of Chancery of this State, on July 2, 1923, against the defendants, praying that six separate and distinct things be decreed by the Chancellor, all of which depended upon a construction of the last will and testament of Michael McCartney, deceased.
Michael McCartney died in November, 1903; by his will he devised the residue of his estate as follows:
“I give, devise and bequeath all of said property, real and personal, of every nature…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Chipman v. . MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Teele v. Bishop of DerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Trustees Presbyterian Church v. MizeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Minkler v. SimonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Gladding v. Saint Matthew's ChurchSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1904
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Johnson v. Helicopter & Airplane Services Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Simler v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Delaware Trust Co. v. GrahamCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1948
- Historic Smithville Develop. v. Chelsea TitleNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
- Union Methodist Episcopal Church v. Equitable Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1951
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