American Bible Society v. Wells
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Debt for interest on a legacy, after payment of the principal'. On agreed statement, the substance of which appears in the opinion. The writ was dated November 23, 1877. The estate was inventoried at $19,207.82; and the residue, after payment of the $13,000 to the societies, was bequeathed to relatives.
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Debt for interest on a legacy, after payment of the principal'. On agreed statement, the substance of which appears in the opinion. The writ was dated November 23, 1877. The estate was inventoried at $19,207.82; and the residue, after payment of the $13,000 to the societies, was bequeathed to relatives. The personal estate, to the amount of $12,200, was in notes, which matured and were paid in November and December, 1876. The societies were all paid the principal of their bequests at various dates between July 28 and November 23, 1876. Legacies are payable in one year from decease of the…
1Opinion of the Court
"Walton, J.
Sarah Ann Hobart, by her last will and testament, bequeathed $2,000 to the American Bible Society. She also made bequests to other charitable societies, amounting in all to $13,000 ; and directed that these legacies be paid as soon after her decease as her executors could “conveniently make the necessary arrangements for so doing.” The testatrix died April 28, 1874. The legacy to the Bible Society was paid November 23, 1876. The Society claims that after the expiration of a year from the death of the testatrix they were entitled to interest on the legacy; and this action is brought…
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