Legal Opinion
Du Pont v. Peyton
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided January 14, 1927PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bill for construction of will and instructions to trustee. Eugene Du Pont died January 28, 1902, leaving two sons and three daughters. By his will he divided two-thirds of his residuary estate into five equal parts, one of which he gave absolutely to one son, another of which he gave absolutely to another son, and the other three-fifths he gave to trustees, in trust to hold and allot one of said fifths to each of his three daughters. The one-fifth thus allotted to each daughter was to be held by the trustees upon trust to collect and receive the income from the real estate "and the interest…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. PhellisSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States Trust Co. v. . HeyeNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- McKeown's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- In re Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Kalbach v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Trust Under Will of ClarkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- du Pont v. du PontCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1933
- Ortiz v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1931
- Clarke v. BennettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- McGonigal v. Ward Baking Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1949
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