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The Hackensack Trust Co. v. Hart

Court of Errors and Appeals
Sep 3, 1948
61 A.2d 234 (N.J. 1948)

Opinion

Argued May 24th, 1948.

Decided September 3d 1948.

On appeal from a decree of the Court of Chancery.

Messrs. Major Carlsen, for the appellant.

Messrs. Wurts Plympton, for the respondent.


The decree appealed from is affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in the court below by Vice-Chancellor Grimshaw, and reported at 141 N.J. Eq. 96. For affirmance — THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, BODINE, DONGES, WACHENFELD, JACOBS, WELLS, FREUND, McLEAN, JJ. 8.

For reversal — HEHER, COLIE, EASTWOOD, BURLING, DILL, SCHETTINO, JJ. 6.


Summaries of

The Hackensack Trust Co. v. Hart

Court of Errors and Appeals
Sep 3, 1948
61 A.2d 234 (N.J. 1948)
Case details for

The Hackensack Trust Co. v. Hart

Case Details

Full title:THE HACKENSACK TRUST CO., respondent, v. EDWARD M. HART, appellant

Court:Court of Errors and Appeals

Date published: Sep 3, 1948

Citations

61 A.2d 234 (N.J. 1948)
61 A.2d 234

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