Hawley & King v. James
New York Court of Chancery
The original bill in this cause was filed in September, 1883, ¡by Gideon Hawley and James King, two of the executors and trustees of William James, deceased, against Augustus James, their co-executor and trustee, Catharine James the widow, 3,11 d the children and grand-children of the testator, and against the other nersons who had either rested or contingent Interests under his will; for the purpose of settling the construction of such will, and to have the trusts thereof…
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The original bill in this cause was filed in September, 1883, ¡by Gideon Hawley and James King, two of the executors and trustees of William James, deceased, against Augustus James, their co-executor and trustee, Catharine James the widow, 3,11 d the children and grand-children of the testator, and against the other nersons who had either rested or contingent Interests under his will; for the purpose of settling the construction of such will, and to have the trusts thereof carried into effect, under the direction of the court of chancery. William James and Henry James, two of tho heirs at law…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
In disposing of the various questions' which must necessarily be decided in this cause, I shall not examine them precisely in the order in which they were discussed by either of the counsel at the hearing. For convenience, however, I shall examine several of those questions in the order of thy arrangement of the points made, for the closing argument, by (he attorney general of the United States, as counsel for the executors and trustees who were complain ants in the original suit.
*442The original bill sets out the will at large; and tile cóffl'»'plainants pray for such instructions…
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