Arnold v. Arnold’s Empirical Analysis
1945
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
December 1953
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 90 N.J. Eq. 386 - New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co. v. Smith · 134 N.J. Eq. 201 - Scarborough v. Scarborough · Daly v. Rogers
Most-quoted passages
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“A conspicuous misuse or misapplication of technical terms will not be permitted to overthrow the indubitable design and evident contemplation of the testatrix. A similar imperfection in the use of the title `guardian' instead of `trustee' was present in New Jersey Title Guaranty and Trust Co. v. Smith, 90 N.J. Eq. 386 ; 108 Atl. Rep. 16 .”
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