Sullivan v. Winthrop
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Bill in equity, the object of which was to ascertain the right of the plaintiffs to interest on a legacy of 20,000 dollars, bequeathed her by the will of Mrs. Sarah B. Dearborn.
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Bill in equity, the object of which was to ascertain the right of the plaintiffs to interest on a legacy of 20,000 dollars, bequeathed her by the will of Mrs. Sarah B. Dearborn. There being no important' faets in dispute between the parties, the cause was set down for a hearing by consent upon the bill and answers, and was argued by William Sullivan, for plaintiffs, and by Hubbard, for defendants. ■ The bill was in substance as follows: — That Mrs. Sarah Bowdoin, while she was the wife of the late James Bowdoin, Esq., did, with his consent, adopt Sarah B. Sullivan, one of the complainants, as…
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
On the 18th of July, 1812, Mrs. Sarah Bowdoin made her will, and. among other bequests, made the following: “I give and devise to my beloved. affectionate, worthy niece, Mrs. Sarah Bowdoin Sullivan, wife of George Sullivan. Esq., of, &c. (who are the plaintiffs), for and during her natural life, all my real estate in Milk street, &c.; and at her death I give the said estate to her second son, James Bowdoin Sullivan, &c. &c.” “I give and devise to Thomas L. Winthrop, Esq., and Richard Sullivan, Esq., of, &e. (who are named executors of her will), and their heirs, in…
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