Bredell v. Collier
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The facts of the case and the circumstances under which the questions arose sufficiently appear in the foregoing syllabus and the opinion of the court. As the principal questions involved the construction of the 17th clause of the testator’s will, it is here copied : “17th.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The facts of the case and the circumstances under which the questions arose sufficiently appear in the foregoing syllabus and the opinion of the court. As the principal questions involved the construction of the 17th clause of the testator’s will, it is here copied : “17th. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, not hereby otherwise disposed of, whether real, personal or mixed, of whatever kind, and wheresoever situated, unto my said wife Sarah A., my nephew Edward Bredell, and my said friend Alfred Chadwick, as…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
This is a suit brought by the trustees, under the will of George Collier, deceased, against the widow, the children of the deceased, and certain other persons claiming an interest in the estate. The purpose of the proceedings was to obtain from the court below, as a court of equity, proper instructions and directions for the guidance of the trustees in the construction of the will, in executing their trusts.
They allege in their bill that since the death of their testator, two of his children, who are mentioned in the will as beneficiaries in certain contingencies, have deceased — one of them…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harris v. FlyNew York Court of Chancery · 1839
- Marsh v. WheelerNew York Court of Chancery · 1834
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- Gardner v. VanlandinghamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- Edgerly v. BarkerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1891
- McDougal v. McDougalMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
- Deacon v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- First and American National Bank v. HigginsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
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