In Re Kenyon
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Case Stated for an opinion of the court under Pub. Stat. R. I. cap. 192, § 23. The last will and testament of George C. Kenyon, late of East Greenwich, duly proven, is as follows : — I, George C. Kenyon, of East Greenwich, in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following: — First.
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Case Stated for an opinion of the court under Pub. Stat. R. I. cap. 192, § 23. The last will and testament of George C. Kenyon, late of East Greenwich, duly proven, is as follows : — I, George C. Kenyon, of East Greenwich, in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following: — First. After the payment of my just debts .and the expenses of settling my estate, I give and bequeath all my estate, both real and personal, of whatever kind or nature, of which I shall die possessed, to Simeon E. Perry, of Westerly, in the county of…
1Opinion of the CourtDurfee, C. J.
The case stated shows that George C. Kenyon died at East Greenwich in 1874, leaving real and personal estate, and one son, Daniel C. Kenyon, his only heir at law. He left a will, by the first clause of which he devised and bequeathed all the residue of his estate, after payment of his debts, “ to Simeon E. Perry . . . and his heirs, to have and to hold for and during the natural life of my son, Daniel C. Kenyon,” in trust for said Daniel, with power to sell, mortgage, or lease the same, with said Daniel’s written consent, for the purpose of paying off incumbrances, making repairs, improving…
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