Brown v. Eastman
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Biux, in Equity, by the administrator de bonis non witli will annexed of the estate of Ithiel E. Clay, praying for the construction of the residuary clause of said will. The defendants are the executor of the will of Carolin E. Clay (widow of Ithiel), and the heirs-at-law of both Ithiel and Carolin.
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Biux, in Equity, by the administrator de bonis non witli will annexed of the estate of Ithiel E. Clay, praying for the construction of the residuary clause of said will. The defendants are the executor of the will of Carolin E. Clay (widow of Ithiel), and the heirs-at-law of both Ithiel and Carolin. Facts found, and case transferred from the June term, 1903, of the superior court, by tStone, J. By the twelfth clause, which is printed at length in the opinion, the will of Ithiel E. Clay gave the residue of his estate to his wife. He died April 6, 1901. After his decease, the widow conveyed…
1Opinion of the CourtRemick, J.
“ I hereby give, bequeath, and devise all the rest and residue of my estate, both real and personal, wherever found and however situated, to my beloved wife, CaTolin E. Clay, she to have the use and control of the same and the right to use as much of the' same as she may please for her comfort, happiness, or «pleasure, either at home or abroad; and if there is anything left at her decease, it is my request that she give the said Congregational church a parsonage, and one half of the residue to my heirs.”
We are asked to determine whether, by the foregoing provision in the will of Ithiel E.…
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