Frazer v. Weld
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract to recover a legacy of $1,000 under the will óf William F. Weld, late of Brookline, deceased, which the plaintiff alleged was bequeathed to him as one of the servants employed at the homestead of the testator.
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Contract to recover a legacy of $1,000 under the will óf William F. Weld, late of Brookline, deceased, which the plaintiff alleged was bequeathed to him as one of the servants employed at the homestead of the testator. Writ dated November 8,1899. The will contained the following provision: “ I give and bequeath to each one of the servants who at the time of my death shall have been in my employ at my homestead or at the stable connected therewith, a period of four consecutive years, the sum of one thousand dollars each. I do not, however, by this legacy give any sum or sums of money to any…
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, J.
The testator’s mansion and its stable were upon moderately large grounds, and this place was usually spoken of as the Hill. He had another place about a mile away, called the Faulkner Farm, and a yacht. In his employment at what in his will he calls his “ homestead,” and also “ at the stable connected therewith ” were persons whom he designates as “ servants.” There were also persons in his employment at the Faulkner Farm, and upon his yacht.
At the Hill, besides the corps of domestics in the mansion, and *515the men at the stable, there were a number of men working upon the grounds. The plaintiff…
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