decree of distribution
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 280 U.S. 327 - Brewster v. Gage · 1930Most cited · 1,178 citing opinions
The decree of distribution confers no new right; it merely identifies the property remaining, evidences right of possession in the heirs or legatees, and requires the administrators or executors to deliver it to them. The legal title so given relates back to the date of the death.
How often courts cite the cases defining “decree of distribution”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “decree of distribution” — 1,225 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1869–1930
- ORIGINAL
an absent party, who had no notice of the proceedings, and not guilty of wilful laches or unreasonable neglect, will not be concluded by the decree of distribution from the assertion of his right by bill or petition against the trustee, executor, or administrator; or in case they have distributed the fund in pursuance of an order of the court, against the distributees.