Executors of Burr v. Smith
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was a bill in chancery, exhibited by the executors oí the will of Joseph Burr, late of Manchester, in the county of Benning-ton, and state of Vermont, who died leaving no issue, against Moses Allen, John Adams, Richard Smith, Knowles Taylor, Samuel Hickok, James D. Butler, treasurers of the several societies named in the bill, and Hannah Treadway, Daniel Kissam and Peggy C. Kissam, wife of said Daniel, James T. Burr, Peggy Burr, Mary Burr, Sarah Burr, residuary legatees…
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This was a bill in chancery, exhibited by the executors oí the will of Joseph Burr, late of Manchester, in the county of Benning-ton, and state of Vermont, who died leaving no issue, against Moses Allen, John Adams, Richard Smith, Knowles Taylor, Samuel Hickok, James D. Butler, treasurers of the several societies named in the bill, and Hannah Treadway, Daniel Kissam and Peggy C. Kissam, wife of said Daniel, James T. Burr, Peggy Burr, Mary Burr, Sarah Burr, residuary legatees ,of the will of Joseph Burr, deceased, setting forth the organization of several charitable asso~-ciations, to wit: The…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Williams, Chancellor.
The case before us is not only important on account of the principles which áre to be decided, but also as it decides the right to property of some amount. It was argued two years since ;• but the court did not think proper, on fhe first argument, to decide a case, where the principle involved was so important, and where the decisions in the several states on the subject had been in some measure contradictory. A change having taken place in the members of the court after the first argument, the case was again heard a year ago. As…
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