Legal Opinion

National Bank of Smyrna v. Ireland

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided August 6, 1932PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor :

The Palmer Home and the Asbury M. E. Church contend that under this will Mrs. Ireland is entitled to receive for life the income from the personalty, which composed the testator’s entire estate, and that after her death the corpus is to be equally divided between them. They deny any right in her to use or dispose of the principal.

Mrs. Ireland contends first that the will gives her an absolute interest not only in the household goods and furniture (which is not denied), but as well in all the rest of the estate, now held by the executor in the form of cash; or if *78this be not…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bodfish v. BodfishSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1909
  2. McGuire v. GallagherSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1904
  3. Wilmington Trust Co. v. HoulehanCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1925
  4. Jamison v. CravenCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1872
  5. James v. JamesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1927

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Maloney v. JohnsonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1939
  2. Downs v. CaspersonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1934
  3. Craven v. Wilmington Teachers Ass'nCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1946
  4. Delaware Trust Co. v. FitzMauriceCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1944

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