Bourne v. Hall
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Bill in EQUITY brought by Philip B. Bourne, administrator of William Coggeshall, and some of the heirs of said William, against the respondent, Benjamin Hall.
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Bill in EQUITY brought by Philip B. Bourne, administrator of William Coggeshall, and some of the heirs of said William, against the respondent, Benjamin Hall. The bill claimed that there was a trust created by George Coggeshall, in his will dated June 20, 1812, proved August 3, 1812, for the support and maintenance of his son William (the plaintiff’s intestate), a non compos ; and that the provision for his said son was made a charge upon the farm now owned by the respondent; and asked that this alleged trust be carried into execution, and the respondent as owner of the farm be compelled to…
1Opinion of the CourtDubeee, J.
This bill is brought by the administrator and some of the next of kin of the late William Coggeshall, to subject the farm of the defendant to the payment of certain sums of money for the past maintenance of said William, the same being claimed to be a charge on said farm under the will of the late George Coggeshall, who was the father of said William. The clauses of the will upon which the claim rests, are substantially as follows: —
“I give my wife, Lucy Coggeshall, the use and improvement of my homestead farm during the term of her natural life, and all my household furniture, farming…
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