Merchants Bank & Trust Co. v. New Canaan Historical Society

In this action to secure a construction of a will and codicil annexed to it executed by Amanda P. Weed, late of New Canaan, many questions were submitted to tbe trial court for its determination. Only two of the interested parties, Tbe New Canaan Historical Society and Tbe New Canaan Library, have appealed from tbe judgment.

The testatrix gave tbe residue of her estate to tbe plaintiff bank as trustee and directed it to permit tbe historical society to occupy for its own purposes tbe testatrix’ “Homestead,” with certain provisions as to the use to be made of it. One of tbe questions propounded…