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Freehold Trust Co. v. Kelsey

Court of Errors and Appeals
May 1, 1941
19 A.2d 779 (N.J. 1941)

Opinion

Argued February 7th, 1941.

Decided May 1st, 1941.

On appeal from a decree af the Court of Chancery, whose opinion is reported in 128 N.J. Eq. 81.

Messrs. Quinn Doremus ( Mr. Thomas P. Doremus, of counsel), for the appellant.

Messrs. Carton Abramoff ( Mr. Lawrence A. Carton, Jr. of counsel), for the respondents.


The facts herein are sufficiently set forth in the opinion below. It is our conclusion that the trust fund of $25,000 was controlled by the provision of the will restricting investments thereof to bonds and mortgages and the failure of the trustee to comply therewith justified the entry of the decree below. For this reason the decree appealed from is affirmed.

For affirmance — PARKER, CASE, BODINE, DONGES, HEHER, PERSKIE, PORTER, COLIE, DEAR, WELLS, WOLFSKEIL, RAFFERTY, HAGUE, THOMPSON, JJ. 14.

For reversal — None.


Summaries of

Freehold Trust Co. v. Kelsey

Court of Errors and Appeals
May 1, 1941
19 A.2d 779 (N.J. 1941)
Case details for

Freehold Trust Co. v. Kelsey

Case Details

Full title:In the matter of the estate of ANDREW S. BUCKELEW, deceased. THE FREEHOLD…

Court:Court of Errors and Appeals

Date published: May 1, 1941

Citations

19 A.2d 779 (N.J. 1941)
19 A.2d 779

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