Stevens v. Douglass
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, by the trustee under the following clause of Marion D. Lake’s will, praying for direction in the execution of the trust: “As to all the residue and ren. finder of. all my estate of every kind, I give, devise, and bequeath the same unto the said Henry J. Crippen, to hold the same in trust for the benefit of J ohn Douglass of Lancaster, aforesaid.
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Bill in Equity, by the trustee under the following clause of Marion D. Lake’s will, praying for direction in the execution of the trust: “As to all the residue and ren. finder of. all my estate of every kind, I give, devise, and bequeath the same unto the said Henry J. Crippen, to hold the same in trust for the benefit of J ohn Douglass of Lancaster, aforesaid. To have the care and control of, and keep the same properly invested and pay over the income thereof to the said John Douglass during his natural life, and at his decease to pay over the principal of said fund to his surviving…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The beneficiaries of the trust fund are John Douglass and his eight surviving children; together they take the whole of the fund and its income. John’s interest was the income arising from the fund during his life. Immediately upon his decease the fund became vested in his surviving children, although it was not to be paid over to them until they should severally attain the age of twenty-one years. Brown v. Brown, 44 N. H. 281; Ordway v. Dow, 55 N. H. 11; Crosby v. Crosby, 64 N. H. 77; Sanborn v. Clough, 64 N. H. 315; O’Brien v. O’Leary, 64 N. H. 332, 333; Parker v. Leach, 66 N. H. 416; Hall…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re School-Law ManualSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1885
- Gafney v. KenisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1887
- Parker v. LeachSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1890
- Crosby v. CrosbySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1886
- Hall v. WigginSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1891
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