Giddings v. Giddings
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to determine the validity and construction of the will and codicil of William W. Giddings, of New Britain, -deceased ; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and reserved by the court, Shumway, J., upon the facts stated in the complaint, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. Did the testator by his said codicil revoke and annul section seven of his will? Jarman in his work on Wills, Vol.
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Suit to determine the validity and construction of the will and codicil of William W. Giddings, of New Britain, -deceased ; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and reserved by the court, Shumway, J., upon the facts stated in the complaint, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. Did the testator by his said codicil revoke and annul section seven of his will? Jarman in his work on Wills, Vol. I., p. 851, says on this point: “Where a testator by a codicil revokes a devise or bequest in his will, or in a previous codicil, expressly grounding…
1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.
The testator, William W. Giddings, died in 1893, seized and possessed of real estate inventoried at #17,050, and personal estate inventoried at #102,147.33. He left a last will executed in 1889, and a codicil executed in 1893, both of which were duly admitted to probate. So much of said will as is here material is as follows: —
“ Fifth. I give to my son, William H. Giddings, my block on Glen street, bounded etc. Sixth. I give to my son, Frederick W. Giddings, my house and lot on Cedar street, bound*156ed etc. Seventh. I give to my son, George W. Giddings, my house and lot Nos. 163 and 165 West…
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