Legal Opinion

Dufford v. Nowakoski

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided February 6, 1939PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rafferty, J.

This is an appeal from a decree in chancery declaring valid a certain trust agreement executed on April 3d, 1937, between appellants below and Alfred G. Nowakoski, as trustee. The decree declared, amongst other things, that the trust agreement was supported with sufficient and adequate consideration.

In his conclusions, the learned vice-chancellor recited the facts as follows:

“This suit is brought by Frank Livingston Dufford and Elizabeth Dufford Slack, brother and sister and next of kin of Anne D. DeWitt, a resident of New York State, who…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barr v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  2. Barnes v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  3. Nugent v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Liberty Title Trust Co. v. PlewsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948
  2. In Re Accounting of Executors of KoretzkySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1951
  3. Baer v. Fidelity Union Trust Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
  4. Dufford v. NowakoskiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1939
  5. In re CohenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000

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