Brennan v. Russell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
In this action seeking a declaratory judgment the plaintiffs have appealed from a judgment rendered for the defendant upon their failure to plead over after a demurrer to the complaint was sustained. From the complaint and an exhibit attached, it appears that Jennie E. Steele died leaving a will in the twelfth article of which she gave the residue of her estate to a trustee with direction to “pay so much of the income and/or principal from said estate as the said trustee, in his uncontrolled discretion, shall deem necessary or proper to and for the support of Edmund J. Brennan . . . ; to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ackerman v. Union & New Haven Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Russell v. HartleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
- City of Bridgeport v. ReillySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Town of Andover's Appeal From Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
3Cited by25 opinions
- Adams v. Greenwich Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- State Ex Rel. Kelman v. SchafferSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Benz v. WalkerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Graham v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Riley v. Liquor Control CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
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