Strong's
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from an order and decree of the Court of Prohate for the district of Farmington approving and allowing an executor’s account, taken to the Superior Court in Hartford County and 'reserved by that court, George W. Wheeler, J., for the consideration and advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The trust attempted to be created is not for a charitable use, and is therefore contrary to the statute against perpetuities.
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Appeal from an order and decree of the Court of Prohate for the district of Farmington approving and allowing an executor’s account, taken to the Superior Court in Hartford County and 'reserved by that court, George W. Wheeler, J., for the consideration and advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The trust attempted to be created is not for a charitable use, and is therefore contrary to the statute against perpetuities. The bequest adds nothing to what the poor are entitled to receive from the town, and which the town of Plainville is bound by law to supply its…
1Opinion of the Court
FEírsr, J.
The thirteenth clause or item of the will of the late Theodore P. Strong of Plainville in this State, disposing, as it appears, of about seventy-five thousand dollars, is as follows:—
“ All the rest, residue, and remainder of all my estate of eveiy kind and description, and wheresoever situated, I give, devise, and bequeath unto the Security Company, a corporation under the laws of Connecticut, and located and doing business in Hartford, Conn., in trust, however, and for the following uses and purposes, viz : to hold, manage, invest, and reinvest the principal thereof, and collect…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Woodruff v. MarshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Adye v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
- Tappan's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- Town of Hamden v. RiceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
- Treat's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Shannon v. EnoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Mitchell v. ReevesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Gearhart v. RichardsonOhio Supreme Court · 1924
- Averill v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Klumpert v. VrielandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
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