Staples v. Hawes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Mary Hawes and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, and of the defendants Agnes Hawes, and James Staples, as executor, etc., of David Wakeman, deceased, entered in the office of the clerk of the-county of Hew York on the 11th day of Hovember, 1898, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Hew York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
This action was brought by a trustee for the construction of the-will of David Wakeman, deceased, who at the time of his death was a resident of Connecticut, and who by his will disposed of }3er-sonal property and real property, some situate in Connecticut and some in the State of Hew York. The testator left as his only heir at law and next of kin his daughter, Agnes Hawes. By the 2d clause of his will he gave to her “ the use and occupancy during her natural life of my farm situated in Southport in the town of Fairfield ” (Connecticut), “ including the mill on said property and…
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- Tobias v. . KetchumNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Leggett v. . PerkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
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