Legal Opinion
Seymour v. Attorney General
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 12, 1938PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbje, C. J.
On December 26th, 1906, Ella Burr McManus died, leaving a will the residuary bequest in which was as follows: “I give such remainder and residue of my estate, in trust, to the Connecticut, State Capitol Commission of Sculpture, in Connecticut, for the following uses, trusts or purposes. Such Commission shall erect and construct (a memorial) in the City of Hartford, Conn., as the members of said Commission shall conclude will be most appropriate to my father’s memory and to perpetuate his name. It must be artistic in design and humane in purpose, preferably a drinking fountain for both human…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Shannon v. EnoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Newton v. Healy, Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- Citizens & Manufacturers National Bank v. GuilbertSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Holtz v. New York Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1935
3Cited by16 opinions
- Lockwood v. KillianSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Duncan v. HigginsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Waterbury Trust Co. v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Second Ecclesiastical Society of Hartford v. Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- City Trust Co. v. BulkleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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