Parker v. Leach
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, for direction under a will. The plaintiffs are executors of the will of David S. Leach, made April 24, 1877,, which contained among others the following bequests: “3d I give, bequeath and devise unto the sons of David R. Leach, begotten by him during his natural life, my undivided half of a certain parcel of land with the brick buildings thereon called the Martin Block ... to have and to hold the same to them and their heirs and assigns in equal shares,…
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Bill in Equity, for direction under a will. The plaintiffs are executors of the will of David S. Leach, made April 24, 1877,, which contained among others the following bequests: “3d I give, bequeath and devise unto the sons of David R. Leach, begotten by him during his natural life, my undivided half of a certain parcel of land with the brick buildings thereon called the Martin Block ... to have and to hold the same to them and their heirs and assigns in equal shares, subject to the following legacy— “ 4th I give, bequeath and devise to the daughters of David R. Leach, begotten by him during…
1Opinion of the CourtBingham, J.
It was the intention of the testator in his will, as modified by his codicil, that each son of David R. Leach, whether begotten before the testator’s death or afterwards, should be paid out of his estate the sum of $1,000, payable to each on his ax-rival at the age of twenty-one years, without interest, and to each daughter begotten by said David R., either before or after the death of the testator, the sum of $500, payable when each should arrive at the same age, and that neither the legacies to the sons nor the daughters should carry interest till after they were payable ; and they do not.
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