Legal Opinion
Miller v. Phoenix State Bank & Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 22, 1951PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The basic question may be stated as follows: Is it essential that a foreign guardian comply with the provisions of General Statutes, § 6862, printed in the footnote, 1 in order to give a valid release of her ward’s claim against a Connecticut fiduciary? The statute in force at the time of these transactions was § 4806 of the Revision of 1930 but for convenience we use § 6862 of the Revision of 1949, which is identical. The facts are undisputed.
The defendant was a cotrustee under the will of Charles F. Taylor. His widow, the life tenant, died December 10, 1935. The will provided that on her…
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