Legal Opinion

Camden Trust Co. v. Birch

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided May 11, 1942No. Docket 139/195PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Complainant seeks a decree construing the ninth paragraph of the will of Samuel V. Reeves, deceased, in order that it may safely distribute the corpus of decedent's estate to the beneficiaries entitled thereto under said paragraph.

Complainant has a decree pro confesso against all of the parties defendant with the exception of Walter Bruce Reeves, who is an infant and represented in these proceedings by the Clerk in Chancery through his solicitor.

Testator died testate on March 30th, 1929, leaving him surviving four children, for one of whom he made provision in his will other than the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Westcott v. CadyNew York Court of Chancery · 1821
  2. Redmond v. GummereSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1922
  3. Swetland v. SwetlandNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1926
  4. Clark v. MorehousNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1908
  5. Schumacher v. Howard Savings InstitutionNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1940

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Klein's EstateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
  2. In Re DevriesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
  3. In Re Estate of CoeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1962
  4. The Paterson Savings Institution v. DegrayNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1945

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