Legal Opinion

Wilmington Trust Co. v. Carrow

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided July 8, 1924PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor.

Rule 190 of this Court provides that when a new trustee has been appointed in place of a deceased trustee, he shall examine the acts and conduct of his predecessor in administering the trust and report to the Chancellor any delinquency or maladministration of such predecessor. The complainant, within a reasonably short time after having qualified as trustee of this estate, discovered the existence of the lease now sought to be avoided and thereupon in the performance of its duty filed the present bill which presents the facts touching the lease and seeks a correction of what it…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Greason v. . KeteltasNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
  2. Hubbell v. HubbellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  3. Hutcheson v. HodnettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  4. Downs v. RickardsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1872
  5. Scottish-American Mtg. Co. v. ClowneySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Richards v. MidkiffHawaii Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Stegemeier v. MagnessSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  3. Vredenburgh v. JonesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1975
  4. Russell v. RussellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  5. Vinal v. GoveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931

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