Legal Opinion

Whittaker v. Whittaker

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided May 15, 1885PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Bill for construction of will. On final hearing on bill and answer.

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor.

Albert J. Whittaker, deceased, late of Trenton, died March 28th, 1884. By. his will, dated July 17th, 1883, after ordering *34payment of his debts and funeral expenses, he gave to his wife the use and possession of his residence during her natural life, and directed that all the taxes and repairs thereof should be paid out of his estate. He also gave to her all his furniture, pictures, silverware, piano, and all other articles of use or ornament in his residence, and then gave to her, for life, in lieu of her dower, six hundred shares of the capital stock of the United New Jersey…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Van Kleeck v. Ministers of the Reformed Dutch ChurchNew York Court of Chancery · 1837
  2. Lazear v. American Steel FoundriesNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1915

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Swetland v. SwetlandNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1926
  2. Salem National Bank, C., Co. v. HarkinsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1947
  3. Cody v. FitzgeraldNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948

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