Fairfield v. Lawson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit asking for the construction of a will; brought to the Superior Court in Tolland county. The following facts were found by the court:— David Lawson, the testator, died February 10th, 1881, leaving real estate of the value of $12,000 and personal estate of the value of $9,688. He left a will, made in 1868, which was proved after his death, and which contained the following clauses: “ I give unto William M. Corbin three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars, in trust…
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Suit asking for the construction of a will; brought to the Superior Court in Tolland county. The following facts were found by the court:— David Lawson, the testator, died February 10th, 1881, leaving real estate of the value of $12,000 and personal estate of the value of $9,688. He left a will, made in 1868, which was proved after his death, and which contained the following clauses: “ I give unto William M. Corbin three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars, in trust for my wife, Polly Lawson. Said trustee shall pay her the interest of said sum of money in manner following * * so long as…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
Those parts of the will of David Lawson that are so obscure as to require the advice of this court relate to the bequests to the Freedmen’s Association and to Fairfield to be used as he pleases.
1. Who can take the legacy payable to the proper officers of the “Freedmen’s Association”? We cannot advance a single step toward the solution of this question unless resort may be had to parol evidence, because the record shows that there was no such organization or corporation in existence as the Freedmen’s Association at the date of the execution of the will; and this expresses but a small part of…
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