Church v. Church
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Bill in Equity for partition.
1Opinion of the CourtDureee, C. J.
The question now before us for decision arises under the will of Samuel W. Church, late of Bristol, deceased. The will, after several specific devises and bequests for tbe benefit of tbe wife and daughters of the testator, concludes with the following residuary clause, to wit: “,I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, real, personal, and mixed, wherever and however situate, of which I am now possessed, or may die seized or possessed, unto my sons, Samuel W. Church, Jun., Thomas Church, Benjamin Church, Hezekiah W. Church, James C. Church, and Charles…
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