Bridgeport-City Trust Co. v. Buchtenkirk

Andrew M. Cooper, a resident of Bridgeport, died on July 21, 1926, at the age of fifty-four, leaving no issue. His widow, Sara, died on November 3, 1952. On January 11, 1924, Cooper had executed a will which was admitted to probate on July 28,1926. The plaintiff, as administrator c.t.a. and trustee, instituted this action to obtain a construction of article third of the will. From the judgment rendered in answering eight questions submitted to the court, 1 two separate appeals have been prosecuted by different defendants. We first consider tbe one taken by Margaret J. Haentze, the adopted…