Bodwell v. Nutter
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, by the administratrix (who is the widow) of Moses Bodwell, for a construction of his will, the establishment of a resulting trust, an injunction, and a sale of land. Facts found by a referee.
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Bill in Equity, by the administratrix (who is the widow) of Moses Bodwell, for a construction of his will, the establishment of a resulting trust, an injunction, and a sale of land. Facts found by a referee. The following are two items of the will I. “I give, bequeath, and devise to my beloved wife, Susan Bod-well, all my estate, both real and personal, for and during the term of her natural life, to have and to hold the same to her and her assigns, with all the appurtenances thereto belonging for and during the term aforesaid; and she is hereby authorized to sell at public auction or private…
1Opinion of the CourtDoe, C. J.
A trust, resulting from the plaintiff’s payment of the price, or part of the price, of land conveyed to her husband, the testator, is not found by the referee, and there is no evidence on which it can be found. Three hundred and fifty dollars of her money was expended in erecting or repairing buildings upon land bought by him in Bow. The money thus applied was given to him. He sold the land, and paid the proceeds for other land in Concord bought by him, and conveyed to him. Four hundred dollars of her money was used in enlarging or repairing buildings upon the Concord lot, and she has…
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