Gilpatrick v. Glidden
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
In equity. On appeal by defendants from a decree in favor of complainants after hearing on bill, answer and proof. This was a bill in equity in which the complainants, heirs of Orrin Gilpatrick, of Somerville, sought to recover from the defendants, administrator and heirs of Sarah Gilp atrick, wife of said Orrin, certain portions of his estate which it was charged said Sarah had received, upon a parol trust for them, under the will of her husband; and in violation of her…
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In equity. On appeal by defendants from a decree in favor of complainants after hearing on bill, answer and proof. This was a bill in equity in which the complainants, heirs of Orrin Gilpatrick, of Somerville, sought to recover from the defendants, administrator and heirs of Sarah Gilp atrick, wife of said Orrin, certain portions of his estate which it was charged said Sarah had received, upon a parol trust for them, under the will of her husband; and in violation of her trust agreement had failed in her life time, to convey to them by deed, will or otherwise. The principal averments in the…
1Opinion of the CourtVirgin, J.
The plaintiffs are the nephews and niece and next of kin of the late Orrin Gilpatrick and the defendants are the administrator and next of kin of the widow of Orrin, neither of whom left any children.
The plaintiffs seek to establish their title to the proceeds of certain-real and personal estate, on the ground that Orrin, having expressed to his wife Ms intention of leaving all his property to Ms heirs (plaintiffs) was induced by her to sell and will it to her in form absolute, in sole consequence of Ms reliance upon her assurance that she would use it during her natural life only and…
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- Dowd v. TuckerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1874
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