Smith v. McDonald
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the prerogative court advised by Bergen, vice-ordinary, whose opinion is reported in 169 N. J. Eq. 165.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Swayze, J.
This case necessitates, for the first time in this court, a construction of the statute of distributions as amended in 1899. The controversy is between living first cousins of Cornelia B. Halsey and descendants of deceased first cousins, on one side, and descendants of deceased great-great-grandparents and of great-uncles and great-aunts., on the other side. The orphans *262court ordered a distribution among the living first cousins and descendants of deceased first cousins per stirpes, to the exclusion of descendants of great-great-grandparents…
2Cited by12 opinions
- Batchelder v. MunroeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- In Re MillerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1928
- Lukens v. Camden Trust CompanyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1948
- In Re AllenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- In Re CellaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1931
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