Legal Opinion
Schwerin v. Ratcliffe
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 30, 2020No. SC20208, SC20209Published
1Opinion of the Court
Page 2 CONNECTICUT LAW JOURNAL October 20, 2020 300 OCTOBER, 2020
335 Conn. 300
Schwerin v. Ratcliffe FRANCIS T. SCHWERIN, JR., ET AL. v. G. JACKSON RATCLIFFE, TRUSTEE, ET AL. (SC 20208) (SC 20209) Robinson, C. J., and Palmer, McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js. Syllabus The plaintiffs, potential beneficiaries of two family trusts, sought a judgment declaring the proper distribution of assets from those trusts. Each trust contained explicit language that, upon the expiration of the trust term, the trust principal was to be distributed to the grantor’s issue then living, per stirpes.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mooney v. TollesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Close v. BenhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Stamford Trust Co. v. LockwoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
- Palozie v. PalozieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Warren v. First New Haven National BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
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