Newberry v. Hinman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Civil action, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County by the plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Merritt Marks against the defendant as administrator of the estate of Lewis L. Marks, to recover money received by the defendant which was claimed by the plaintiff to belong to the former estate. Facts found and case reserved for advice. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
Merritt Marks died leaving a will, which contained among others the following bequest:—
“ I give to Lewis Catlin of Harwinton, in trust for my son, Lewis L. Marks, the sum of one thousand dollars, the interest to be used for his benefit until of lawful age, then the principal to be his or his heirs and assigns forever.”
*131The donee of this bequest survived the testator, and died without children during his minority.
These are all the facts; and the question is, did the beneficial interest in the thousand dollars vest in Lewis L. Marks on the death of the testator, so that on the decease of Lewis…
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