Legal Opinion
Brown v. Trenton
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided November 6, 1947No. Docket 147/689PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
In consequence of the actual eventualities, some doubt and diversity of opinion has arisen concerning the construction and effect of the residuary clause of the will of one Elizabeth M. Forman, who died on August 3d 1890. It will be more accurate and informative to transcribe the clause:
"All the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal and mixed wheresoever and whatsoever the same may be, I give, bequeath and devise to my Executors hereafter named, and the survivors and survivor of them, to have and to hold the same, In Trust, nevertheless, to invest the moneys thereof from time to time…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barrett v. BarrettNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1943
- Bottomley v. BottomleyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1944
- Ricardo v. KellyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1945
- Salem National Bank Trust Co. v. ElkintonNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1947
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. HalseyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1945
3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Estate of StevensNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978