Weller v. Rolason
New Jersey Court of Chancery
John Rolason, late qf the township of Oxford, in the county of Warren, by his will, bearing date on the twenty-first of June, 1830, among other things, devised and directed that the remainder of his property should be sold for cash, and the remainder of the money applied to purchase a house and lot suitable for the family; the house and lot to be his wife’s during her widowhood, and after her death, the property to be sold and equally divided among the children of the…
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John Rolason, late qf the township of Oxford, in the county of Warren, by his will, bearing date on the twenty-first of June, 1830, among other things, devised and directed that the remainder of his property should be sold for cash, and the remainder of the money applied to purchase a house and lot suitable for the family; the house and lot to be his wife’s during her widowhood, and after her death, the property to be sold and equally divided among the children of the testator. A house and lot was purchased by the executor, which was occupied by the widow of the testator during her life.…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The testator died on the fourth of July, 1830. On the twenty-ninth of May, 1832, the executor exhibited his final account for settlement and allowance, by which it appears that there remained in his hands a net balance of $397.68. By deed bearing date on the twenty-seventh of March, 1833, Nathan Park, for the consideration of $400, conveyed to Jonathan A. Park, the executor, a house and two lots of land, containing about sixteen acres. The deed itself does not specify the purpose of the trust, but it furnishes satisfactory evidence that it was taken by the grantee, not for his…
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