Legal Opinion

First National Bank & Trust Co. v. Parish of St. Thomas' Church

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided July 20, 1954PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.

Upon this reservation we are asked to construe the twelfth and fifteenth articles of the will of C. Purdy Lindsley as modified by articles VI and VII of a codicil thereto. These paragraphs are set forth in full in the footnote. 1 The will was executed on Jnly 31, 1935. By article VI of the codicil, executed on February 23,1937, the testator revoked the gift made by the twelfth article of the will and substituted a new article twelfth, and by article VII of the codicil he revoked the gifts made by the fifteenth article of the will and substituted a new article fifteenth.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hoenig v. LubetkinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
  2. State Bank & Trust Co. v. NolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
  3. Chase National Bank v. GuthrieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
  4. Swole v. BurnhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
  5. Willis v. HendrySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. LymanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
  2. Williams v. HouckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
  3. Kimberly v. New Haven Bank N. B. A.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
  4. Cas v. MayfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  5. Howard v. BatchelderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956

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