Speyers v. Manchester

This is an appeal from probate involving the rights of the parties under the provisions of the will of Hildegarde S. Hillhouse, late of New Haven. Among the legacies contained in the will were several which made gifts to certain of her relatives and to others, and the will provided that these legacies “are from my property, other than that received by gift or will from my late husband James Hillhouse,” with a further provision that, should “the value of said property” exceed or be less than the amount of the legacies, those to the members of her family should be increased or should abate…