Bartlett v. Slater
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Amicable Submission to the Superior Court upon the following agreed statement of facts : On January 10th, 1884, John F. Slater, of Norwich, duly executed the following will: “ I, John F. Slater, of Norwich, Connecticut, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and declave this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made. “ First. I direct that my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my executors out of my estate.
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Amicable Submission to the Superior Court upon the following agreed statement of facts : On January 10th, 1884, John F. Slater, of Norwich, duly executed the following will: “ I, John F. Slater, of Norwich, Connecticut, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and declave this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made. “ First. I direct that my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my executors out of my estate. “ Second. I give and bequeath to my son-in-law, Francis Bartlett, of Boston, Massachusetts, two hundred thousand dollars. “…
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
The will of John F. Slater bequeathed the sum of one million dollars to his son-in-law, Francis Bartlett, the plaintiff in this suit, in trust to pay the income arising therefrom, or such portion thereof as he, the .trustee, might consider best, to the testator’s granddaughter, the daughter of Mr. Bartlett, during her natural life.
In another clause of the will this bequest is made payable to the trustee, by the executors of the will, within one year after the death of the testator, at the convenience of the executors, and they are authorized to pay it in stocks or bonds belonging to the…
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