Legal Opinion
Haskell v. Wilmington Trust Company
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided March 14, 1973PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLCOTT, Chief Justice:
This is an appeal from an Order of the Chancellor giving the Trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, instructions with respect to an inter vivos trust and a testamentary trust created by Harry Haskell, Sr., now deceased, (hereafter “Trustor”).
The Chancellor’s Opinion is reported at 282 A.2d 636. Reference is made to that Opinion for the pertinent facts of this case and for the Chancellor’s conclusions and rulings.
The primary question before us is whether remainders upon termination of a life estate to the “issue” of the Trustor include Christopher Haskell, the adopted son of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gilliam v. . Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Major v. KammerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Hall v. CrandallCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1941
- Huxley v. Security Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1943
- Seavey v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In Re the Adoption of SwansonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- Peele v. FinchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
- Annan v. Wilmington Trust Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1989
- Wheeling Dollar Savings & Trust Co. v. HanesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- In Re Will of MartellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
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