Blakeslee v. Pardee
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to determine the construction of the will of Alfred E. Blakeslee of New Haven, deceased, brought to and reserved by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Shwmway, March 7th, 1901, Alfred E. Blakeslee of New Haven died possessed of an estate consisting of about $69,000 in personal, and $64,654 in real, estate.
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Suit to determine the construction of the will of Alfred E. Blakeslee of New Haven, deceased, brought to and reserved by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Shwmway, March 7th, 1901, Alfred E. Blakeslee of New Haven died possessed of an estate consisting of about $69,000 in personal, and $64,654 in real, estate. He left a will dated December 26th, 1885, and a codicil thereto executed March 19th, 1895. This will and codicil, which were duly probated, were, omitting their formal parts, as follows : — WILL. “ First. I give and bequeath to my wife Elvira Blakeslee of said town of New Haven,…
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The gifts of personalty contained in this will and codicil—the residuary clause aside—consist of one specific bequest of chattels, several pecuniary legacies, and one general legacy not pecuniary. Concerning the specific bequest, which is contained in the first paragraph of the codicil, no question arises. In order to determine the amount of the pecuniary legacies it is necessary to inquire whether or not the gift made in the sixth paragraph of the will is an operative one. The death of the life tenant prior to the testator’s did not invalidate the gift over. Healy v. Healy, 70 Conn. 467,…
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