Allen v. Trustees of Nasson Institute
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
In Equity. In equity. On report. Bill in equity brought to obtain a judicial construction of the residuary clause of the last will and testament of George Nasson, late of Sanford.
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In Equity. In equity. On report. Bill in equity brought to obtain a judicial construction of the residuary clause of the last will and testament of George Nasson, late of Sanford. The defendants answered, a replication was filed, a hearing had and the evidence taken out and then by agreement the cause was reported to the Law Court on bill, answer, replication and so much of the evidence as was legally admissible, for that court to "render such decree as the rights of the parties require.” The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
This is a bill in equity brought to obtain a judicial construction of the residuary clause of the will of George Nasson, late of Sanford, who died on September 17, 1882. This clause is as follows':
"Seventeenth : I give, devise and bequeath unto Asa Low, Esq., Irving A. Butler and Charles H. Frost and to their successors, all the rest and remainder of my real estate in trust for the following purposes, to wit: They shall hold, lease and manage said real estate according to the best of their discretion, during the lives of my two sisters Julia and Joanna, and each year after deducting the…
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