Legal Opinion
Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. Coffin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 22, 1989No. 13390; 13391; 13392; 13393; 13394; 13395; 13396; 13397; 13398; 13399; 13400PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
In the first action the Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, N.A. (CBT), sought a declaratory judgment to determine which of the defendants are “issue” of Dexter D. Coffin, Jr., and thus beneficiaries of an inter vivos trust created by his father, Dexter D. Coffin, *682by an indenture dated April 30, 1957,1 of which the plaintiff bank is a cotrustee. The trial court held that the term “issue” should be construed to include all the blood descendants of Dexter D. Coffin, Jr., but not those persons adopted by him or his descendants.2 Accordingly, blood descendants of Dexter D. Coffin, Jr., who have…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Mooney v. TollesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- In re the Estate of BestNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Ansonia National Bank v. KunkelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Kukanskis v. JasutSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Middletown Trust Co. v. GaffeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Connecticut National Bank v. ChadwickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- In Re Barnes FoundationSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Bank of Boston Connecticut v. BrewsterConnecticut Superior Court · 1992
- Saunders v. MURATORIColorado Court of Appeals · 2010
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. CoffinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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