Miles v. Strong
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit in equity praying that the defendants might be required to set forth the nature and extent of the interest or estate claimed by them in certain real property alleged to be owned by the plaintiffs, and for an adjudication quieting and settling the title thereto; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County where one of the issues was tried to the jury before Ralph Wheeler, J., resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs, and thereafter the other issues…
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Suit in equity praying that the defendants might be required to set forth the nature and extent of the interest or estate claimed by them in certain real property alleged to be owned by the plaintiffs, and for an adjudication quieting and settling the title thereto; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County where one of the issues was tried to the jury before Ralph Wheeler, J., resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs, and thereafter the other issues were tried to the court, Hall, J., and final judgment rendered for the plaintiffs, from which the defendants appealed for…
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
This is the third attempt to obtain a construction of the will of Selah Strong in behalf of one of the devisees. See the cases of Miles v. Strong, 60 Conn. 393, and 62 Conn. 95.
The devisee, Ernest Strong Miles, is a grandson of the *278testator, and his father was the executor under the will. They are the plaintiffs in this suit, and the defendants are heirs at law of the testator. Under the fourth and fifth clauses of said will, certain real estate in Milford in this State was devised to Ernest, and the eighth clause, with reference to these devises, contains the following provision : “ The…
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- Vogel v. D. M. Osborne & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Dennie v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Town of Wilton v. WestonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1880
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