Waterman v. Alden
Supreme Court of the United States
■ APPEAL FROM THE CIRCuiT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR' THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.. This was a bill in equity by Robert W. Waterman, a citizen of California, against Philander M. Alden and George S. Robinson, citizens of Illinois, and executors of James S. Waterman, to recover back certain sums of money alleged to have been paid by mistake. James S. Waterman, for twenty years before his death, lived and did business as a banker in Sycamore, Illinois.
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■ APPEAL FROM THE CIRCuiT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR' THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.. This was a bill in equity by Robert W. Waterman, a citizen of California, against Philander M. Alden and George S. Robinson, citizens of Illinois, and executors of James S. Waterman, to recover back certain sums of money alleged to have been paid by mistake. James S. Waterman, for twenty years before his death, lived and did business as a banker in Sycamore, Illinois. He died on July 19, 1883; without children or descendants, and leaving an estate amply sufficient, without the sums claimed in this…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
The matter to be ascertained in this case is the intention of the testator as manifested on the face of. his. will, by which, after making provision for his widow,’ and some inconsiderable legacies, he devises and bequeaths the bulk of his property to be distributed among his brothers and sisters in equal shares, and then, as incidental to his general scheme of distribution, directs “ that any and' all notes, bill's, accounts, agreements or other evidences of indebtedness against any of my said brothers and sisters held by me at the time of, my decease be cancelled by my said executors and…
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- Parham Sewing Machine Co. v. BrockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Bank of Buffalo v. . ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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- Palmer v. . BaggNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
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