In Re Bailey
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Casé Stated for the opinion of tbe Court under Public Laws R. I. cap. 563, § 16, of April 20,1876. This case was stated by the executor, trustees, and beneficiaries of the will of Caroline M. Brown, which was proven before the Supreme Court in Kent County, March 8,1880. The will is as follows: “ This is the last Will and Testament of me Caroline Matilda . Brown, of Warwick, in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island.
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Casé Stated for the opinion of tbe Court under Public Laws R. I. cap. 563, § 16, of April 20,1876. This case was stated by the executor, trustees, and beneficiaries of the will of Caroline M. Brown, which was proven before the Supreme Court in Kent County, March 8,1880. The will is as follows: “ This is the last Will and Testament of me Caroline Matilda . Brown, of Warwick, in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island. “ I give and bequeath all and singular my jewels unto my two daughters, Ann Mary B. Hawkins and Caroline M. C. Brown, during their respective lives, in equal shares; and…
1Opinion of the CourtDurfee, C. J.
This is a case stated for the opinion of the court in regard to certain questions arising under the will of the late Caroline M. Brown. The will, after several specific bequests and dispositions, gives the residue of the estate, real and personal, to trustees on certain trusts, one of which is to set apart and invest the sum of $20,000, the income of which, subject to a certain life annuity, is to accumulate until a grandson of the testatrix arrives at twenty-one years of age, and then to be paid, along with the income of the accumulations, to him for life. If the grandson dies before he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cooke v. . MeekerNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Sargent v. SargentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
3Cited by2 opinions
- Bailey v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1893
- Wood v. HammondSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1889