Hanson v. Denckla

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1958-10-13

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*238 Mr. Chief Justice Warren delivered the opinion of the Court. This controversy concerns the right to $400,000, part of the corpus of a trust established in Delaware by a settlor who later became domiciled in Florida. One group of claimants, “legatees,” urge that this property passed under the residuary clause of the settlor’s will, which was admitted…

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