Crum v. Bliss
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit by the plaintiffs, as executors of Ira Bliss, for advice as to certain questions arising under the will; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County.
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Suit by the plaintiffs, as executors of Ira Bliss, for advice as to certain questions arising under the will; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County. Ira Bliss, the testator, died April 10th, 1868, leaving a will dated November 16th, 1870, of which the following is the only part important to the present case:— “ I direct my executors to divide all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate into six equal shares, and I give, devise and bequeath the same as follows:—One such sixth equal share I give and bequeath to the American Bible Society, formed in New York in the year 1816,…
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
It appears in this case that the testator was domiciled in the town of Stamford, in this state, at the time of his death; that he died, leaving a widow, and a large amount of personal estate, which, with a trifling exception, was located in the state of New York; that by his last will he bequeathed much the larger part of his property, after the payment of all his debts, to certain religious and charitable institutions incorporated by the state of New York and located in that state, to be expended by them in the various charitable operations in which they were engaged under their corporate…
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