Legal Opinion
Westport Bank & Trust Co. v. Fable
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 13, 1940PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
Charles Fable died in 1934, leaving a will in which, after giving certain legacies, he gave, devised and bequeathed the residue of his property to the plaintiff bank to be held in trust for his wife and a nephew and he directed that at their death the balance remaining in the fund “be distributed by said trustee to such charitable and educational purposes as it may deem wise and prudent.” The principal question presented upon this reservation is whether this gift constituted a valid charitable trust.
In Shannon v. Eno, 120 Conn. 77, 179 Atl. 479, we had before us a devise of real estate “to be…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Russell v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Shannon v. EnoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Butterworth v. . KeelerNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Noice v. SchnellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1927
- Mitchell v. ReevesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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3Cited by14 opinions
- City of Bridgeport v. ReillySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Forman Schools, Inc. v. Town of LitchfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Goetz v. Old National Bank of MartinsburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
- Waterbury Trust Co. v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- In Re Application of SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
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