Hall v. Hall
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, by the trustees under the will of' Thomas Bartlett, to obtain the instructions of the court as to the construction of said will.
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Bill in equity, by the trustees under the will of' Thomas Bartlett, to obtain the instructions of the court as to the construction of said will. The case, as it appeared from the bill and answers, upon which it was reserved by Field, J., for the consideration of the full court, was as follows: Thomas Bartlett died on December 10, 1856. His will, which was duly admitted to probate, contained, among others, the following provisions : “ 5. Item, I do give, devise, and bequeath my estates on Washington Street and Devonshire Street in said Boston, with all the rights, privileges, and appurtenances…
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.
The trustees under the will of Thomas Bartlett ask the instruction of the court to whom, and in what proportions, they shall convey, in pursuance of the following clause:
“ In- trust lastly, at the decease of the said surviving daughter, to grant, surrender, and convey the estates aforesaid, with all accumulation or income then unexpended, to the issue or children of my said two daughters, Maria Hall and Ann Dwight, who may then be living, to be equally divided among all such issue or children share and share alike, to them and their respective heirs and assigns forever in fee simple.”
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