Legal Opinion
Dexter v. Evans
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 7, 1893PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Suit for tbe construction of a will; brought to the Superior Court in Windham County. Facts found and case reserved 'for advice. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The testator, in the will which is the subject of this action, after a bequest to his wife “for her support in lieu of dower,” proceeds as follows:
“ I give to my beloved wife, Eliza K. Evans, five hundred dollars, for her to help her sister Catherine White, as she sees fit. I also give to my beloved wife five hundred dollars for her to help her sister' Rachel Kennedy, as she sees fit. I also give Eliza K. Evans, my beloved wife, five hundred dollars, for her to help her sister Julia Eddy, as she may see fit. • I also give Eliza'K. Evans, my beloved wife, five hundred dollars, for her to help…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Colton v. ColtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Loring v. LoringMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Smith v. WildmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1870
- Bristol v. AustinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
- In re Simons's WillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
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3Cited by11 opinions
- City of Bridgeport v. ReillySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Eliot's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Prince v. BarrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Eccles v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Hughes v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
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