Legal Opinion
Swole v. Burnham
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 5, 1930PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHaines, J.
This appeal calls for the construction of the second and third clauses of the will of Frances A. Merrill which read as follows:
“2nd. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, whatsoever and where soever I order and direct to be divided into three equal parts or shares which I give and bequeath to my nieces Eliza Evelena Kelsey, Ida M. Platt and Grace L. Kelsey, share and share alike.
“3rd. “If either of my said nieces shall before such division, have died leaving lawful issue, such issue to receive the parents share; but if there is no issue then such share to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wolfe v. HathewaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Weed v. ScofieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Ruggles v. RandallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Beardsley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Hartford-Connecticut Trust Co. v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Mitchell v. ReevesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- McLaughlin v. GreenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
- Chase National Bank v. GuthrieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- In Re Estate of VizelichCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
- Reaney v. WallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
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