Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Ellis
Orphan's Court of Delaware
Decided May 16, 1939PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Speakman, Judge,
delivering the opinion of the court:
The petitions in this proceeding were filed under the provisions of Section 3837 of the Revised Code of 1935. This section was amended by Chapter 191, Volume 41, Laws of Delaware, approved May 19,1937, by including in the classification of claims “Fourth: Taxes imposed by the State of Delaware.” By this amendment classes “Fourth to Ninth,” inclusive, as published in said section of the Code, appear as classes “Fifth to Tenth,” inclusive, in said amendment^ but otherwise the order of payment of claims was not changed by the amendment. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Duel v. HollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Caswell v. . PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Omaha Nat. Bank v. Mutual Ben. Life Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1897
- Christensen v. PughUtah Supreme Court · 1934
3Cited by3 opinions
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