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IN RE TRUST CREATED BY AGREEMENT DATED DEC. 20, 1961.

765 A.2d 746 (2001)

166 N.J. 340

In the Matter of the TRUST CREATED BY AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 20, 1961 by and Between John Seward Johnson, Grantor, and Philip B. Hofmann, Gustav O. Lienhard, and Kenneth Perry, Trustees, (Known as the John Seward Johnson 1961 Charitable Trust).

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 15, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Bitar, Morristown, argued the cause for appellant, pro se as Guardian Ad Litem for Henry Bruce Sheeran (Dillon, Bitar & Luther, attorneys; Mr. Bitar and Mary A. Powers, on the briefs). Robert J. Del Tufo, Trenton, argued the cause for appellant Jenny Anne Josephine Johnson (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, attorneys, Newark).

Richard M. Altman, Princeton, argued the cause for respondents John Seward Johnson, III and Clelia C. Johnson (Pellettieri, Rabstein & Altman, attorneys; Mr. Altman and Elsie Elizabeth Sweetser, of counsel and on the brief).

Joseph C. Mahon, Princeton, argued the cause for respondents Eric B. Ryan and Hillary A. Ryan (Hill Wallack, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by VERNIERO, J.

This appeal involves a dispute among the offspring of J. Seward Johnson (Seward Sr.), son of the founder of the Johnson & Johnson corporation. It is one of many such disputes involving trusts or trust property that have arisen within the Johnson family over the past three decades. See Hill v. Estate of Richards, 142 N.J. 639...

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