Andrews v. Rice
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by the plaintiffs, as a part of the heirs at law of William Johnson, deceased, against the trustee under his will and the beneficiaries under the trust, for an adjudication as to the validity of certain provisions of the will; brought to the Superior Court. Facts found and case reserved for advice. The ease is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
William Johnson made his will in 1863.-He died in 1874. In his will he gave the greater portion of his estate to trustees in fee simple, who were directed to pay over the income, after paying a certain annuity, in equal portions to his two daughters during their joint lives; and on the death of either to pay over one half the income to the other during life, and from the other half to pay to each of the children of the deceased daughter the sum of $200 annually, the balance to be added to the principal. The fifth article of the trust clause of the will is as follows:—
“ At the decease of my…
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