Legal Opinion
Hartford National Bank & Trust Co. v. Thrall
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 30, 1981PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbmentano, J.
The plaintiff, formerly known as the Travelers Bank and Trust Company, brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment involving the interpretation of the language in a will terminating a testamentary trust administered by the plaintiff. The defendants are the potential remainderpersons of the assets of the estate. The parties have stipulated to the facts: Charles L. Spencer executed a will on July 24, 1916, and a codicil on May 13,1920. Paragraph nine of the will contains the disputed language and is set out in its entirety in the footnote. The codicil language is not relevant to the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Hoenig v. LubetkinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Hoadley v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. LymanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Union & New Haven Trust Co. v. AckermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Chase National Bank v. GuthrieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Canaan National Bank v. PetersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Bank of Boston Connecticut v. BrewsterConnecticut Superior Court · 1992
- Carr v. HuberConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- Laurel, Inc. v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Mangines v. ErmischConnecticut Superior Court · 1997
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