Wentz's Appeal
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from the refusal of the Court of Probate for the district of Fairfield to appoint a conservator over a person alleged to be incapable of managing his affairs, taken to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the court, Gager, J. ; facts found and judgment rendered granting the application and reversing the action of the Court of Probate, and appeal by the respondent.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
On March 1st, 1877, the appellee (who, suing by his next friend, is the appellant in this court) was a cotenant in remainder of valuable real estate in New York City. The other cotenants were four of his brothers and two sisters. His father was tenant for life, and each of the re maindermen was personally charged with $2,500 to be paid, out of the first rents and profits to which he might be entitled on coming into possession, to trustees for another brother, who was insane. The appellee and another of the cotenants' were weak in intellect. To carry out a family arrangement which they were…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cleveland's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
3Cited by17 opinions
- Rindge v. HolbrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Boardman v. BurlingameSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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- State v. DoeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Nichols v. NicholsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
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