Legal Opinion

Hammond v. Wood

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 16, 1887PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the Probate Court of the town of North Providence.

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Cukiam.

The question here presented arises as follows, to wit: Daniel W. Lyman, late of North Providence, died December 19, 1886, leaving a will dated July 14, 1885, and a codicil thereto, dated September 18, 1886. The will contains the following clause making provision for its execution, to wit: “ I appoint as executors of this my last will and testament William H. Wood, William A. .Hoppin, and Esther D. Chapin, requesting them to use their best judgment about the time for selling the property, and direct the entire property to be kept together for one year after my death, and the income,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Stewart, from Decision of the Judge of ProbateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1868

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Security Trust Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1923

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