Legal Opinion
Bryan v. Aikin
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 1, 1913PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPennewill, C. J.
James C. Aikin by his last will and testament, dated the thirteenth day of May, 1874, and probated on the twenty-second day of July, 1884, devised all the rest and residue of his estate to his wife, Elizabeth S. Aikin, and his friend, Victor duPont, upon the following trust;
“That the said Elizabeth S. Aikin shall receive the interest, dividends, rents and income thereof for her sole and separate use during the term of her natural life, * * * and after the death of the said Elizabeth S. Aikin upon this further trust for the said surviving Trustee to invest the personal estate securely and to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gibbons v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Minot v. PaineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Williams v. . Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- McLouth v. . HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Robertson v. . De BrulatourNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Poole v. Union Trust Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
- In re Heaton's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1915
- National Lock Co. v. HoglandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- duPont v. duPontCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1927
- Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. v. PeckhamSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1919
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