Chamberlin v. Estate of Chamberlin
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from a decree of the probate court, accepting the report of a committee appointed to make division of the real estate of Charles Chamberlin, deceased, agreeably to the last will of said Charles. Trial by the court.
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Appeal from a decree of the probate court, accepting the report of a committee appointed to make division of the real estate of Charles Chamberlin, deceased, agreeably to the last will of said Charles. Trial by the court. It appeared that Charles Chamberlin, by his will executed March 19, 1833, devised to the appellant, Abiel Chamberlin, “ twenty acres of land on the north side of upper meadow lot No. 10, except the house and land in which I now live stands, together with the wood yard, and such land around the same as may be necessary to erect out buildings upon and suitable yards for the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Williams, Ch. J.
We can perceive no question of law, decided by the county court, which calls for a revision.
It appears that Charles Chamberlin, in the year 1833, made a will, in which he devised to Abiel Chamberlin, the appellant, twenty acres on the north side of No. 10 meadow lot, and twenty five acres on the north side of upper meadow house lot No. 41, and also the equal half of a barn; the residue of these lots was devised to John Y. Chamberlin, now deceased. After the death of John V. Chamberlin, Abiel Chamberlin made application to the court of…
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