Legal Opinion
Colonial Trust Co. v. Brown
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 16, 1926PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, J.
There is nothing in the terms of the will to suggest that the testator intended that the ascertainment of the “heirs of the blood of my father,” to whom, in the twelfth article of the will, he gave the residue of the estate, should be postponed until the termination of the trust. That being so, the remainder interest in the trust estate vested at his death in those who then came within that description, and, though their enjoyment would have to be postponed, they had an estate which they might alienate or devise. Allen v. Almy, 87 Conn. 517, 523, 89 Atl. 205; Close v. Benham, 97 Conn. 102,…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Manice v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Stanley v. ColtSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Potter v. CouchSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Everitt v. . EverittNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- De Peyster v. . MichaelNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Greenwich Trust Co. v. TysonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Jones v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Peiter v. DegenringSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
- Union & New Haven Trust Co. v. AckermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Stempel v. Middletown Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
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