Sandford v. Blake
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On bill for construction of a will. On appeal from a decree advised by J. D. Bedle, Esq., advisory master. The question at issue arises upon the fifth and sixth clauses of the will of Frederick Swift, deceased, which are in the following words: “Fifth.
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On bill for construction of a will. On appeal from a decree advised by J. D. Bedle, Esq., advisory master. The question at issue arises upon the fifth and sixth clauses of the will of Frederick Swift, deceased, which are in the following words: “Fifth. I give and bequeath to my executors hereinafter named, and the survivor of them, the sum of twelve thousand dollars, in trust, to invest the same in safe and profitable investments, and to collect the interest and income thereof and apply one-half of the same, from time to time, as received, to the use of my brother, Charles E. Swift, for and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Depue, J.
The testator died August 29th, 1866. His property, at his -death, consisted entirely of personal estate. Henry Swift, the testator’s brother, to whom the income of the one-half of the .$12,000 mentioned in the fifth clause was to be paid during life, ■has not been heard of since the testator’s death. On the presumption of his death, the court of chancery, by a decree made December 26th, 1876, directed the whole income of the $12,000 to be paid to Charles, as survivor. Charles died on the 12th of ■June, 1883. Eleanor H. Sandford, to whom was…
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