Shepard v. Union & New Haven Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The will of Doctor Bowers does not convey in express terms any estate to the trustees named; none such are legally necessary; they may be implied, if from the whole will may be derived the intention of the testator to create the trust. In this will we find these trustees given complete control of all of the testator’s estate except a very insignificant part, and its administration by the trustees specifically provided for up to the time of the final distribution of the estate and the termination of the trust. The terms of the will forbid the entertainment of any doubt of the testator’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Belfield v. BoothSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Hoadley v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Close v. BenhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Wolfe v. HathewaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Russell v. HartleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
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