Bullock v. Seymour
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Amicable suit, upon the following agreed statement of facts. Romania Seymour died in 1852, leaving a widow and two unmarried sous, William H. and DeWitt 0., as his sole heirs. By his last will he devised certain real estate to William in trust for the benefit of De Witt, who was an idiot, during the life of the latter, at the expiration of which it was “ to revert to said Wm. H. or to his heirs.”
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Amicable suit, upon the following agreed statement of facts. Romania Seymour died in 1852, leaving a widow and two unmarried sous, William H. and DeWitt 0., as his sole heirs. By his last will he devised certain real estate to William in trust for the benefit of De Witt, who was an idiot, during the life of the latter, at the expiration of which it was “ to revert to said Wm. H. or to his heirs.” The remaining provisions of the will were as follows: — “ The residue of my property, after deducting the lawful dower of my wife Julia Maria Seymour, to be set to her equitably out of my estate, I…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
Romanta Seymour died in 1852, leaving a will by which, after making provision for the support of his son DeWitt Clinton Seymour, he devised to William H. Seymour, one of the defendants, the property, in question, as follows : — “ The residue of my property, after deducting the lawful dower of my wife Julia Maria Seymour, to be set to her equitably out of my estate, I give, devise and bequeath to my son Wm. H. Seymour, and to his heirs forever. The above devise to my son DeWitt Clinton is in lieu of all or any other share in my estate, present or contingent, and the reversion of the dower of…
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