Eccles v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from an order and decree of the Court of Probate for the district of Norwich appointing a trustee to receive and hold bequests made by John Eccles of Norwich, deceased, to the Rock Nook Home for Children, taken by the plaintiff—the decedent’s brother and sole heir at law—to the Superior Court in New London County, Shumway, J., and reserved by it, upon an agreed statement of facts, for the advice of this court.
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Appeal from an order and decree of the Court of Probate for the district of Norwich appointing a trustee to receive and hold bequests made by John Eccles of Norwich, deceased, to the Rock Nook Home for Children, taken by the plaintiff—the decedent’s brother and sole heir at law—to the Superior Court in New London County, Shumway, J., and reserved by it, upon an agreed statement of facts, for the advice of this court. John Eccles, late of Norwich, died testate, leaving a considerable estate. By the thirteenth clause of his will he made the following bequests, among others:— “ (e) To the Rock…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
It is apparent from the terms of the will, interpreted in the light of the agreed statement of surrounding facts, that the testator intended these bequests for the institution known to him as the Rock Nook Home for Children, located in Norwich, in whose work he was greatly interested. This is not seriously disputed.
It is pointed out, however, by the appellant, that since this action is an appeal from a decree of probate appointing a trustee, the only questions properly before us are whether, by the terms- of these bequests, a trust is created, and if so, whether the Court of Probate had…
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