Legal Opinion
Westport Paper-Board Co., Inc. v. Staples
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 25, 1940PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
The plaintiffs brought this action to quiet their title to certain lands which we shall refer to as the Sturges place and the dock property and which were at one time owned by Horace Staples. Mr. Staples died in 1897 leaving a will executed in 1882 to which he had made several codicils. The last of these was executed in August, 1895. In it he made certain changes as regards the executors and trustees of his estate and then, except for this change, he republished and affirmed his will and the previous codicils. In the will he gave the proceeds of a life insurance policy upon the life of his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Williams v. PaineSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Shepard v. Union & New Haven Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Norton v. MortensenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Perkins v. AugustSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Beardsley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hershatter v. Colonial Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- Hill v. BirminghamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Queen's Hospital v. Hite, TrusteeHawaii Supreme Court · 1950
- Smith v. Town of GrotonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. v. BrodySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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