Farnsworth v. Whiting
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
In Equity. In equity. On report. Decree according to opinion. Bill in equity asking for the construction, of the will of James R. Farnsworth, late of Rockland, deceased. Heard on bill, answer and evidence at the April term, 1906, of the Supreme Judicial Court, Knox County.
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In Equity. In equity. On report. Decree according to opinion. Bill in equity asking for the construction, of the will of James R. Farnsworth, late of Rockland, deceased. Heard on bill, answer and evidence at the April term, 1906, of the Supreme Judicial Court, Knox County. At the conclusion of the evidence the cause was reported to the Law Court, and “upon so much of the evidence as is legally admissible” that Court “to enter such judgment as the legal rights of the parties require.” (See Mary C. Farnsworth et als., Appellants, v. George F. Whiting et ah, next following this case.) All the…
1Opinion of the CourtWiswell, C. J.
Bill in equity asking for the construction of the will of James R. Farnsworth, late of Rockland, deceased.
The two clauses of the bill to be construed, are as follows: “First. I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, Helen A. Farnsworth and her heirs, one half of all my estate, both real and personal, in whatever it may consist or wherever situated at the time of my decease.”
“ Second. I give, devise and bequeath uuto my wife, Helen A. Farnsworth the remaining one-half of all my said estate, both real and personal, to be by her usedand disposed of during her natural life, precisely the same as…
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