Cram v. Cram
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, for the support of the plaintiff from the income of a farm in Hampton Falls, under the will of Nehemiah P. Cram, deceased. The defendant Frank P. Cram is residuary legatee, and the executor of said will. The defendants Mason and Robinson hold mortgages of the farm in question, given them by Frank P. Cram after the death of the testator.
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Bill in Equity, for the support of the plaintiff from the income of a farm in Hampton Falls, under the will of Nehemiah P. Cram, deceased. The defendant Frank P. Cram is residuary legatee, and the executor of said will. The defendants Mason and Robinson hold mortgages of the farm in question, given them by Frank P. Cram after the death of the testator. The court, at the trial term, found a legacy given to the plaintiff for her support a charge upon the land, and decreed that a trustee be appointed to take possession of the farm and manage the same, and from the net income give the plaintiff a…
1Opinion of the CourtStanley, J.
The plaintiff asks for her support from the income of the farm of her deceased husband, and bases her claim upon the second item in his will, which is as follows: “ I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha T. Cram all my household furniture, also the use of the rooms in the house we now occupy viz. kitchen, meal-room and pantry, dining-room and east parlor, the attic stairs, hallways, cellar and back paid and cistern, to be used as now in common, to hold the same to her for and during the term of her natural life; also she is to have the use of a horse and carriage whenever she desires…
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