Northrop v. City of Waterbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to remove a cloud from á title, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and reserved (Ralph Wheeler, J.), on an agreed statement of facts, for the advice of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
Agnes D. Hitchcock died in January, 1886. She devised a parcel of land on Central Avenue in the city of Waterbury to the plaintiff, Agnes D. Northrop of that city, subject to a life estate in Rufus E. Hitchcock. A distribution of her estate was made, pursuant to her will, by proper proceedings in the Court of Probate, and a certificate of the distribution of this land in conformity with the devise was recorded in the land records of Waterbury on November 24th, 1886. Rufus E. Hitchcock died on June 18th, 1888, since when Agnes D. Northrop has been the sole owner of the land, and in possession…
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