Legal Opinion
Delaware Trust Company v. McCune
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided July 30, 1970PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHORT, Vice Chancellor:
Plaintiff, trustee of a testamentary trust under the will of Mary McCune Harper, seeks instructions as to the proper distribution of the corpus of the trust. The case is before the court for decision upon the record consisting of the pleadings, stipulations of counsel and the wills of Mary Mc-Cune Harper and deceased claimants.
Mary McCune Harper (testatrix) died on August 6, 1943, a resident of New Castle County, Delaware. By her will testatrix made a number of specific bequests to various relatives and provided:
“ITEM X. I give and bequeath unto Delaware Trust Company,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bird v. Wilmington Society of the Fine ArtsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1945
- Merrill Trust Co. v. PerkinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1947
- Delaware Trust Co. v. Delaware Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1952
- National Bank of Fairmont v. KenneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1933
- Bedyk v. Bank of DelawareSupreme Court of Delaware · 1961
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fiduciary Trust Co. v. Fiduciary Trust Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Riggs National Bank of Washington, DC v. ZimmerCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1973
- Bank of Delaware v. Delaware Trust CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
- Bank of Delaware v. Bank of DelawareCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1972
- Bank of Delaware v. Estate of KaneCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1971
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