Indus. Trust Co. v. Glanding
| Court | Court of Chancery of Delaware |
| Citation | 38 A.2d 752 |
| Parties | INDUSTRIAL TRUST CO. v. GLANDING et al. |
| Decision Date | 22 July 1944 |
38 A.2d 752
INDUSTRIAL TRUST CO.
v.
GLANDING et al.
Court of Chancery of Delaware.
July 22, 1944.
Bill for instructions filed by Industrial Trust Company, a corporation of the State of Delaware, administrator With The Will Annexed under the will of Herman Glanding, deceased, against Howard S. Glanding and others.
Order in accordance with opinion.
Bill for Instructions filed by the Administrator, C. T. A., of Herman Glanding, deceased.
The case was before the Court on final hearing on bill, answers and exhibits.
Herman Glanding died, testate, January 11th, 1943, a resident of the City of Wilmington. His wife, Alice W. Glanding, the executrix named in his will, dated November 8th, 1910, predeceased him, and on June 22nd, 1943 Letters of Administration C. T. A. were granted on his estate to the Industrial Trust Company, the complainant.
The defendants appeared and filed answers. June Ellen Glanding, a minor, answered by her Guardian at litem.
Howard S. Glanding and Reba W. Taylor alleged in their joint and several answer that they were children of the deceased, and his only surviving issue, and, as such, were entitled to the whole of his personal property.
June Ellen Glanding, the adopted daughter of Charles Wesley Glanding, a deceased son of Herman Glanding, who had died in his lifetime, alleged that she was entitled to the same share of the personal property of Herman Glanding, deceased, as the said Charles Wesley Glanding would have been entitled to had he survived his father.
The Administrator C. T. A. sought instructions with respect to the proper distribution of the personal property belonging to the estate of the said Herman Glanding, deceased.
Other material facts will appear in the opinion of the Court.
William Poole (of Southerland, Berl & Potter), of Wilmington, for complainant.
George C. Hering, Jr., of Wilmington, for Howard S. Glanding and Reba W. Taylor.
James R. Morford and Thomas Cooch (of Marvel & Morford), of Wilmington, for June Ellen Glanding.
THE CHANCELLOR:
The will of Herman Glanding, in part, provides:
“Second: I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Alice W. Glanding all my property, real, personal and mixed, of whatever nature or kind and wheresoever the same may be situate to her and her heirs and assigns forever”.
There are no other material provisions in that instrument.
As Alice W. Glanding, the wife of the testator, predeceased him, the bequest to her never took effect, so, for all practical purposes, he died...
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