Bank of Boston Connecticut v. Brewster

The defendant appeals from the trial court’s interpretation of a trust. The defendant claims (1) that the trial court’s decision is subject to de novo review, (2) that the trial court failed to follow fundamental principles of will construction, (3) that the trial court failed to find that a certain provision of the trust was ambiguous because it was inconsistent with provisions distributing other property, (4) that the trial court improperly applied the presumption against intestacy, and (5) that the trial court improperly adopted a construction that contradicts the plain meaning of a…