Thayer v. Spear
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from Probate Court. Heard by the court, December Term, 1884, Orange County, Rowell, J.,. presiding. Decree of Probate Court affirmed. The provisions of the will are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. cited, Jones v. Randall, 1 Cowp. 37; Egerton v. Earl of Brownlow, 4 H. L. Cas. 1; 8. C. 23 L. J. Ch. 348; 1 Story Eq. 291; 2 Redf. Wills, 293; Conrad v. Long, 33 Mich. 78. cited, 3 Jarm. Wills, 706; 1 Redf.
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Appeal from Probate Court. Heard by the court, December Term, 1884, Orange County, Rowell, J.,. presiding. Decree of Probate Court affirmed. The provisions of the will are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. cited, Jones v. Randall, 1 Cowp. 37; Egerton v. Earl of Brownlow, 4 H. L. Cas. 1; 8. C. 23 L. J. Ch. 348; 1 Story Eq. 291; 2 Redf. Wills, 293; Conrad v. Long, 33 Mich. 78. cited, 3 Jarm. Wills, 706; 1 Redf. Wills, 445. This case does not come within the spirit of Conrad v. Long, 33 Mich. 78. There the legacy was given upon the express condition that the legatee should live…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Royce, Ch. J.
Rosan M. Leathers bequeathed to her daughter, Alice E. Thayer, all of the income of her estate, and such further sums out of said estate as her needs and *328wants might demand, so long as she remained the wife of Ira Allen Thayer, and left the amount of the sums to be paid to the said Alice to the judgment and discretion of her executor. In case her said daughter should be left a widow, or for any cause should cease to be the wife of the said Ira Allen Thayer, then all of the estate should be given to said daughter and subject to her control.
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