Hall v. Otis
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Bill IN equity, to obtain a construction of the will of Daniel E. Hall, and to obtain property claimed to belong to that estate. (Win.) " Know all men by these presents, that I, Daniel E. Hall, of Auburn, county of Androscoggin and State of Maine, do hereby make, publish, and declare this my last will and testament : "First. I give and bequeath unto Emeline Annie Hall, daughter of my brother Ivory F. Hall, the sum of fifty dollars, if she be living at the time of my decease.
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Bill IN equity, to obtain a construction of the will of Daniel E. Hall, and to obtain property claimed to belong to that estate. (Win.) " Know all men by these presents, that I, Daniel E. Hall, of Auburn, county of Androscoggin and State of Maine, do hereby make, publish, and declare this my last will and testament : "First. I give and bequeath unto Emeline Annie Hall, daughter of my brother Ivory F. Hall, the sum of fifty dollars, if she be living at the time of my decease. " Second. I give and bequeath unto the town of Kenduskeag, in the county of Penobscot, the sum of three hundred…
1Opinion of the CourtWaltoN, J.
It is the opinion of the court that the will of Daniel E. Hall secures to his surviving brothers and sisters all that was left of his estate at the decease of his widow, Annie E. Hall. That such was the intention of the testator will not admit of doubt; for while he was careful to secure to his widow the right to use so much of his estate as she should deem necessary for her comfort and support, he was equally careful to say that it was his wish that whatever should be left at her death should be equally divided among the survivors of his brothers and sisters. We think eifect must be given to…
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