Legal Opinion
Alexander v. House
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 9, 1947PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
This action, coming to us by reservation, presents questions as to construction and validity of certain provisions in the will of Helen Meri Fors, who died June 2,1944. The will is dated August 14,1918. In it the testatrix provided that her body should be cremated and the ashes mixed with those of the body of her daughter who had died on July 11, 1918; that the ashes of the two should be placed in a designated room on the second floor of the testatrix’ home in Wethersfield in which also was to be placed all the black mission furniture she had in the house; that her dining-room furniture…
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