Birchard v. Scott
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in equity by the petitioner as heir at law of Jeremiah Smith, deceased, alleging that a certain trust created by the will of the deceased had terminated, and praying that the avails of the trust estate might be decreed to belong to the petitioner; brought to the Superior Court, and reserved for advice on the following facts found by the court: Jeremiah Smith, the testator, resided in that part of Ridge-field known as the parish of Ridgebury, or school society of…
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Bill in equity by the petitioner as heir at law of Jeremiah Smith, deceased, alleging that a certain trust created by the will of the deceased had terminated, and praying that the avails of the trust estate might be decreed to belong to the petitioner; brought to the Superior Court, and reserved for advice on the following facts found by the court: Jeremiah Smith, the testator, resided in that part of Ridge-field known as the parish of Ridgebury, or school society of Ridgebury, and continued so to reside until the time of his death, which occurred in the latter part of December, 1839, or…
1Opinion of the CourtPoster, J.
By the will before us the testator gave the use of his estate to his wife and Arza Smith, during the life of *68his .wife. After the death of his wife certain pecuniary legacies were to be paid, and if Arza Smith survived her,, the use of the remainder of the estate was then given to him for life. After the decease of his wife and Arza Smith, and after the payment of the money legacies, the testator directs that the remainder of his estate “ be rented out yearly, and the clear avails thereof be forever paid, the one-half to the first trustee of the Uuiversalist society in the town of North…
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