Gilbert v. Heirs of Richards
Supreme Court of Vermont
The following case stated shows the manner in which this cause was brought up, and the facts upon which the opinion of the court was founded.
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The following case stated shows the manner in which this cause was brought up, and the facts upon which the opinion of the court was founded. Mrs. Minot, by her will, gave and bequeathed to Elizabeth Swan of Boston, Sarah C. Thomas of New York, and Mehitable L. Richards of-Westhaven, Vt. her step-daughters, the several articles of plate, the pictures, paintings, musical instruments, and household furniture, which their father, her late husband, Christopher Minot, brought from Boston, or such parts thereof, as should remain at her decease. After the execution of the will, which was in June…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Williams, Ch. J.
This case comes before us on an appeal from the court of probate. Mrs. Minot on 24th June, 1826, made her will, wherein she gave and bequeathed to her step-daughters, Elizabeth Swan, Sarah C. Thomas, and Mehitable L. Richards, a legacy which is set forth in the case agreed on by the parties.— In the life time of Mrs. Minot, Elizabeth Swan and Sarah C. Thomas, deceased. Subsequent to their decease, the testatrix made a codicil, wherein she gave to her executor, Mr. Gilbert, all lapsed legacies ; and also made him her residuary legatee.…
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