Felton v. Sawyer
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
The questions arise upon the pleadings; and the declaration is as follows : “ In a plea of debt, for that whereas, to wit, September 22, 1849, Samuel S. Metcalf, late of Orford, in said county, now deceased, then in full life, to wit: at said Orford, made his last will and testament, in writing, under his hand and seal of that date, executed in due form, and thereby ordered that his just debts and funeral charges be paid as soon as might be after his decease, and by his said…
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The questions arise upon the pleadings; and the declaration is as follows : “ In a plea of debt, for that whereas, to wit, September 22, 1849, Samuel S. Metcalf, late of Orford, in said county, now deceased, then in full life, to wit: at said Orford, made his last will and testament, in writing, under his hand and seal of that date, executed in due form, and thereby ordered that his just debts and funeral charges be paid as soon as might be after his decease, and by his said last will and testament gave and bequeathed all the rest, residue and remainder of his estate, real, personal and…
1Opinion of the CourtBellows, J.
The declaration states that Samuel S. Metcalf, by his will, September 22, 1849, gave all his estate, after paying his debts and funeral charges, to Jonathan S. Sawyer, in trust for Metcalf’s daughter, Rachel, a minor, to be managed, disposed of, and paid over to her as follows: To be invested as the trustee should deem most for Rachel’s interest, and to pay over for or to her, from time to time, until twenty-one years of age, such sums of money, not exceeding six per cent, as he should think fit, and after that to pay her part or all of the estate, as he should see fit, provided not over one…
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