Eaton v. Eaton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to determine the validity and construction of the will of Reuben Eaton of Kent, deceased, brought to and reserved by the Superior Court in Litchfield County, Case, J'., upon the facts alleged in the complaint, for the advice of this court. Reuben Eaton died in 1889 leaving a will with two codicils duly probated, and also a widow and the four children named in the will, who were his only heirs at law.
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Suit to determine the validity and construction of the will of Reuben Eaton of Kent, deceased, brought to and reserved by the Superior Court in Litchfield County, Case, J'., upon the facts alleged in the complaint, for the advice of this court. Reuben Eaton died in 1889 leaving a will with two codicils duly probated, and also a widow and the four children named in the will, who were his only heirs at law. By his will he left the residue and remainder of his estate in trust to three trustees, of whom the plaintiff is the sole survivor. By the terms of the trust the trustees were directed to…
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, C. J.
The questions upon which the Superior Court is called to give its advice arise out of the provisions of paragraph eight of the will, as affected by the death, after the testator, of his daughter Ann Jane Stuart leaving a daughter born in lawful wedlock and a grandson, the illegitimate son of an illegitimate daughter of Mrs. Stuart, who died before her mother. In view of the situation thus created, the trustee under the will desires 'to be informed, and is entitled to be informed, as to the legal rights of parties in interest brought into active conflict by events as they have occurred. Other…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- White v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Allen v. AlmySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Scovill v. McMahonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
- DickinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
- Heath v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1824
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Fiduciary Trust Co. v. MishouMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Duncan v. HigginsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Shepard v. Union & New Haven Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Nagle v. WoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Mahoney v. MahoneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
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