Weeks v. Mansfield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to determine the construction of the will of George Atwater of the town of Hamden, deceased, brought to and reserved by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Ralph Wheeler, J., upon the facts alleged in the complaint, for the advice of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
George Atwater of Hamden made his last will October 26th, 1867, and died a short time thereafter. By his will he directed trustees thereunder to convey the residue of his estate, after the termination of two lives, to the persons who at the time of such conveyance should constitute the board of trustees of the General Hospital for the Insane of the State of Connecticut, located at Middletown, in trust. The trust was expressed in the following language: “The said Trustees of The General Hospital for the Insane of the State of Connecticut shall reserve the whole amount received from my estate…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hayden v. Connecticut HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
3Cited by12 opinions
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