Storrs v. Burgess
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
In equity. On report. Bill in equity to obtain the construction of the last will and testament of the Right Reverend George Burgess, D. D., late of Gardiner, deceased, who was the first (Episcopal) Bishop of the Diocese of Maine.
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In equity. On report. Bill in equity to obtain the construction of the last will and testament of the Right Reverend George Burgess, D. D., late of Gardiner, deceased, who was the first (Episcopal) Bishop of the Diocese of Maine. This cause came on for a hearing on bill and answer at the April term, 1905, of the Supreme Judicial Court, Cumberland County, and the presiding Justice, with the consent of the parties, ordered the same to be reported to the Law Court for determination. The case appears in the opinion. WILL OF GEORGE BURGESS. “In the name of God. Amen. I, George Burgess, of…
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
Bill to obtain the construction of the last will and testament of George Burgess, late of Gardiner. The will was executed Jan. 8, 1861, and the testator died April 23, 1866. After providing for the payment of certain legacies the will contained the following paragraphs in relation to the residue of his estate: “I give the residue of my estate, real and personal, in trust to my said brothers, Frederick Burgess and Alexander Burgess, with authority to sell, change and reinvest the same at their discretion; and I hereby appoint that they shall hold the same in trust for my dear wife and for my…
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