Ladd v. Ladd
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
After the will was made, Lewis P. Ladd leased an acre of land from his aunt and erected thereon the house in which he was living at the time the codicil was executed. The lease provided that if he ceased personally to occupy the premises his interest in the land should cease, and that if he neglected to remove the buildings they should become the property of his aunt, or of her estate, at such valuation as might be agreed upon.
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After the will was made, Lewis P. Ladd leased an acre of land from his aunt and erected thereon the house in which he was living at the time the codicil was executed. The lease provided that if he ceased personally to occupy the premises his interest in the land should cease, and that if he neglected to remove the buildings they should become the property of his aunt, or of her estate, at such valuation as might be agreed upon. Lewis has ceased to occupy and has notified the trustees that he does not intend to remove the buildings. A fire caused by the railroad damaged the growth on the farm,…
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
1. The will provides that the unmarried daughters of the testatrix’s brother Samuel, and his son Lewis, or such one of Samuel’s unmarried sons as the unmarried daughters select, may occupy her farm, rent free, as long as they remain unmarried, and that the trustees shall pay them the income of $6,000 while they live on the farm. The codicil gives Lewis and his unmarried sisters a right to occupy the farm — Lewis as long as he lives, and his sisters as long as they remain unmarried. Lewis is to occupy one half as long as his sisters occupy the other half, but on their death or removal he is to…
2Cited by1 opinion
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