In Re Curtis
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Petition for construction of a will.
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This petition is brought by the trustees under the will of Richard S. Greenough, and certain parties who have agreed with them to purchase a piece of real estate devised to said trustees by said will, to obtain a construction of the same.
The trust estate consists of considerable personal property and one lot of land in the city of Newport containing about 2,600 square feet, upon which is a studio building which was formerly used by the testator but has long been unoccupied and unproductive. The land and building are estimated for taxation at $2,300, and the agreement of sale between the…
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