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Brown v. Fidelity Union Trust Co.

Court of Errors and Appeals
Sep 14, 1944
39 A.2d 129 (N.J. 1944)

Opinion

Decided September 14th, 1944.

On appeal from a decree of the Court of Chancery.

Mr. Aquila N. Venino, for the appellant.

Mr. Irving Hupart and Messrs. Hood, Lafferty Emerson, for the respondents.


The decree appealed from will be affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in the court below by Vice-Chancellor Bigelow, and reported at 134 N.J. Eq. 217. For affirmance — THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, PARKER, CASE, BODINE, DONGES, HEHER, PERSKIE, PORTER, COLIE, DEAR, WELLS, RAFFERTY, HAGUE, DILL, JJ. 14.

For reversal — None.


Summaries of

Brown v. Fidelity Union Trust Co.

Court of Errors and Appeals
Sep 14, 1944
39 A.2d 129 (N.J. 1944)
Case details for

Brown v. Fidelity Union Trust Co.

Case Details

Full title:STELLA D. BROWN, c., appellant, v. FIDELITY UNION TRUST CO., Ex'r, et al.…

Court:Court of Errors and Appeals

Date published: Sep 14, 1944

Citations

39 A.2d 129 (N.J. 1944)
39 A.2d 129

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