Bridgeport-City Trust Co. v. Beach
Supreme Court of Connecticut
1DissentMaltbie, C. J.
I cannot agree to the answer given in the majority opinion to the fifth question. The paragraph of the will we are considering begins with a provision which, except for the limitations later made, would vest in Stanley Y. Beach the right to receive all the income of the trust fund during his life. This is followed by the authority to the trustee to withhold income should it not be necessary for his comfortable support and maintenance or should it appear that it was not being used for that purpose, and to use such part of the principal as might be necessary for that purpose, with an expression…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Colonial Trust Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Hall's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Congress Hotel Co. v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1924
- Wordin Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Moore v. SinnottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903