Griswold v. First National Bank

Upon this appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court sustaining a decree of the Probate Court for the district of Meriden, the primary question for determination is whether the $77,254.82 balance of the estate of the testator should, under the provisions of his will and codicil, be divided into two equal trust funds for the benefit of the plaintiff and the defendant Harold H. Griswold, respectively, as provided in the decree, or whether it should be divided into a trust fund of $50,000 for the former and one of $27,254.82 for the latter, as contended by the plaintiff.

The testator, Dr.…