Harris v. Harris
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal in Chancery. Heard on demurrer to the bill at the September Term, 1905, Rutland County, Watson, Chancellor. Decree, pro formen, sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the bill. The defendants appealed. The opinion sufficiently states the case. Under the act of 1896 the court of chancery is compelled to take jurisdiction. There is no discretion. Dieter v. Shafter, 70 Vt. 150.
1Opinion of the CourtTyler, J.
Joel B. Harris died April 17, 1891, leaving a will which was duly probated and allowed. His entire estate, after the payment of debts and funeral expenses, amounted to about $270,000 and was left to trustees. In accordance with the requirements of the will, the executors, after the debts were paid, passed the estate over to- the trustees, who were to hold and manage it until the widow of the testator reached the age of seventy years, which time has now elapsed. The legatees brought a bill in the court of chancery praying for a construction of the will, to' which the defendants demurred. The…
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