Partner v. Citizens Loan & Trust Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Boone Circuit Court; Isaac M. Kelsey, Special Judge. Action by the Citizens Loan & Trust Company as administrator, with the will annexed, of the estate of David A. Caldwell, deceased, against William Partner and ten others for a construction of said will. Erom the construction given, William Partner appeals. Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtDowling, J.
The will of David A. Caldwell, which was duly admitted to probate, contained, among other provisions, bequests in these words: “To my grandson John A. Caldwell, in addition to $300 or more in cash and ninety-five and twenty hundredths acres of land, all heretofore given, I will and bequeath him $500 of bank-stock. To David Paul Caldwell, son of Albert N. Caldwell, in addition to twelve and thirty-two hundredths acres, more or less, of land (if not otherwise conveyed during my life), I will and bequeath $500 in bank-stock. * * * To William Partner, surviving husband of said Martha A. [a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Johnson's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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