Legal Opinion

Traphagen v. Levy

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided May 15, 1889PublishedCited by 8 opinions

On bill for construction of will.

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor.

Where the duty of a trustee is involved in doubt, it is his right to ask and receive the aid and direction of a court of equity to the extent that his necessities may require. The questions propounded may involve not only the duty of the trustee within the acknowledged limits of'the trust and with reference to the trust estate, but also determination as to the title of the trustees and others to property. In the latter case, all persons interested in the several questions should be before the court in order that they may be bound by the court’s decree. In their absence, the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Reed v. ReedMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1812

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Nashville, C. & St. LR Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. TRUSTEES OF RUTGERS COLLEGE IN NJ v. RichmanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
  3. Bottomley v. BottomleyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1944
  4. Westfield Trust Co. v. BeekmanNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1925
  5. Appleby v. ApplebyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1946

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