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OTTO v. GORE

C.A. Nos. 559, 2011, 582, 2011, 589, 2011.

45 A.3d 120 (2012)

Jan P. OTTO, Joel C. Otto, and Nathan C. Otto, Respondent Below Appellants, v. Robert W. GORE, Virginia G. Giovale, David W. Gore, Elizabeth W. Snyder, Scott A. Gore, Thomas K. Gore, Sharon G. Rubin, Brian W. Gore, Peter R. Giovale, Daniel G. Giovale, Michael A. Giovale, Mark N. Giovale, Romy Chen Gore, Jeffrey Chen Gore, Emily Chen Gore, Ryan Chen Gore, Bret A. Snyder, Keith A. Snyder, Sean A. Snyder, and Kelly J. Snyder, Respondents Below Appellees. Susan W. Gore, Petitioner Below Appellant, v. Robert W. Gore, Virginia G. Giovale, David W. Gore, Elizabeth W. Snyder, Scott A. Gore, Thomas K. Gore, Sharon G. Rubin, Brian W. Gore, Peter R. Giovale, Daniel G. Giovale, Michael A. Giovale, Mark N. Giovale, Romy Chen Gore, Jeffrey Chen Gore, Emily Chen Gore, Ryan Chen Gore, Bret A. Snyder, Keith A. Snyder, Sean A. Snyder, and Kelly J. Snyder, Respondents Below Appellees. Jan C. Otto, Respondent Below Appellant, v. Susan W. Gore, Petitioner Below Appellee, v. Robert W. Gore, Virginia G. Giovale, David W. Gore, Elizabeth W. Snyder, Scott A. Gore, Thomas K. Gore, Sharon G. Rubin, Brian W. Gore, Peter R. Giovale, Daniel G. Giovale, Michale A. Giovale, Mark N. Giovale, Romy Chen Gore, Jeffrey Chen Gore, Emily Chen Gore, Ryan Chen Gore, Bret A. Snyder, Keith A. Snyder, Sean A. Snyder, Kelly J. Snyder, Jan P. Otto, Joel C. Otto, and Nathan C. Otto, Respondents Below Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: May 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter S. Gordon , Grover C. Brown (argued), and William Kelleher , Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware for appellants Jan P. Otto, Joel C. Otto and Nathan C. Otto.

Allen M. Terrell, Jr. , W. Donald Sparks, II (argued), Chad M. Shandler , and Allison M. Camara , Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware for appellant Susan W. Gore.

Jason C. Powell (argued) and Thomas R. Riggs , Ferry, Joseph & Pearce, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware for appellant Jan C. Otto.

Collins J. Seitz (argued), Seitz Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Gregory J. Weinig and Scott E. Swenson , Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, Wilmington, Delaware for appellees Scott A. Gore, Thomas K. Gore, Sharon G. Rubin, Brian W. Gore, Peter R. Giovale, Daniel G. Giovale, Michael A. Giovale, Mark N. Giovale, Romy Chen Gore, Jeffrey Chen Gore, Emily Chen Gore, Ryan Chen Gore, Bret A. Snyder, Keith A. Snyder, Sean A. Snyder, and Kelly J. Snyder.

David E. Ross , Seitz Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; David A. Jenkins , Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel: Mark C. Hansen , Derek T. Ho (argued), and Michael N. Nemelka , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., attorneys for appellees Robert Gore, Virginia Giovale, David Gore, and Elizabeth Snyder.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices constituting the Court en Banc.

STEELE, Chief Justice:

Acting as settlors, Wilbert and Genevieve Gore signed two separate trust instruments in 1972 — the "May Instrument" and the "October Instrument" — both purporting to transfer the same property into the "Pokeberry Trust." Susan Gore, one of their daughters, claims that the earlier May Instrument controls while the other four siblings contend that the settlors never intended the May Instrument to be final and enforceable. The Vice...

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