Legal Opinion
Shannon v. Eno
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 4, 1935PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
This action, seeking the construction of certain provisions in the will of Anna J. E. Eno, came before the Superior Court for decision upon the facts admitted in the pleadings. Certain related questions arise as to the twentieth and twenty-first paragraphs of the will. The twentieth paragraph reads as follows: “I give the sum of two thousand dollars for the purpose of founding and supporting a Catery, to be situated in or near Ansonia, for the care of homeless animals and boarders.” In the fourth paragraph of the will the testatrix gave to her husband a certain sum of money “in trust,…
2Cases cited66 opinions
- Woodruff v. MarshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Dalley v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- White v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Coit v. ComstockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
- Minns v. BillingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
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3Cited by63 opinions
- O'LEARY v. McGuinnessSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Briggs v. PeeblesTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Mitchell v. ReevesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Linahan v. LinahanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- H.O.R.S.E. of Connecticut, Inc. v. Town of WashingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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