State v. Guilford
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a bill in chancery, reserved in Hamilton county. The bill charges that Thomas Hughes, formerly of Hamilton county, died in 1824, leaving a will, by which he devised cer tain property for the support of schools for destitute children in Cincinnati.
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This is a bill in chancery, reserved in Hamilton county. The bill charges that Thomas Hughes, formerly of Hamilton county, died in 1824, leaving a will, by which he devised cer tain property for the support of schools for destitute children in Cincinnati. The clauses of the will bearing on this matter, were as follows: “ It is my will, and I do order and direct, that all the rest and residue of my said land and property aforesaid, shall be appropriated and applied to the maintenance and support of a school, or schools in • the city of Cincinnati, for the education of poor destitute children,…
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
We have approached the investigation of thia cause with deep solicitude, on account of the very peculiar circumstances by which it is surrounded.
It has once been determined by this court, that the respondents, Guilford, Torrence and Greene, should be held liable for the defalcation of their co-trustee, Jacob Williams, deceased, but at the instance of the defendants, a re-hearing was granted, and the case remanded to the county.
Since that time, (Dec. Term, 1846) supplemental answers have been filed, and additional testimony has been taken, which serves to explain more fully and satisfactorily…
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