Legal Opinion
Beardsley v. Merry
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 11, 1950PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtInglis, J.
The ultimate question to be decided on this appeal is whether a fund bequeathed by the codicil to the will of Hattie E. War dwell is to go to Grace R. Sterling, the residuary legatee named in that codicil, or whether it is to go to the residuary legatees named in the will itself. The trial court concluded that the entire bequest lapsed into the general residue of the estate.
The testatrix left a will dated May 9, 1942. In that will, after making a few specific legacies, she provided: “All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, whether the same be personal, or real, or mixed, and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hatheway v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Bristol v. BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- Fairfield v. LawsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1883
- Bryan v. BigelowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
- Perry v. BulkleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Pond v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
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