Riverside Trust Co. v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to determine the construction of the will of Knight E. Rogers of Manchester, deceased, brought to and reserved by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Burpee, J., upon the facts alleged in the complaint and admitted by the answers, for the advice of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The testator died leaving a will and property consisting principally of real estate in Glastonbury, a dwelling in Manchester, a one-half interest in the homestead and in other land and tenements in Manchester, shares of stock in the Rogers Paper Manufacturing Company, a note or notes of this company, and a claim against it for dividends unpaid and salary due. He left surviving him his widow and, as his heir-at-law, his sister Gertrude H. Rogers.
In his will the testator gave his wife, in clauses three and five: 1. The use for her fife of the dwelling and the south half of the homestead, with…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Weed v. ScofieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- O'Hara v. DeverNew York Supreme Court · 1866
3Cited by3 opinions
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