State v. Thresher
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon a probate bond, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Rorabacic, J., after a demurrer to the second and third defenses had been overruled and one to the fourth defense sustained (Rorabacic, J.') ; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for |104 damages, and appeal by it for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The complaint alleges in substance that the defendants, Thresher as principal and Potter as surety, in December, 1892, gave a probate bond in the penal sum of $1,200 for the faithful performance by Thresher of his duties as trustee under the provisions of the will of John Butler, deceased, to which position Thresher had been duly appointed. By the will, which is annexed to the complaint, the testator gave all his estate in trust, the trustee to pay over all the income thereof as it should accrue to the testator’s widow, Mary Butler, and their son, John, Jr., during their lives, and upon their…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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