Legal Opinion
Budington v. Houck
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 16, 1947PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The testator John A. Eckert, of Greenwich, died May 5,1929. His widow survived but her rights are not involved in this appeal. Two children also survived, John A. Eckert, Jr., and Mildred E. Williams. John A. Eckert, Jr., had an only child, John A. Eckert, III. Eckert, Jr., died April 21, 1945, and Eckert, III, died May 3,1945, at the age of twenty-two years, unmarried and without issue. Mildred E. Williams has two children, Frank Davol Williams and Joan Williams, who are both living. Upon the termination of a trust set up under paragraph 8(a) of the testator’s will, the surviving trustee…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- New York Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. WinthropNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- White v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Close v. BenhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Wolfe v. HathewaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Union & New Haven Trust Co. v. AckermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Chase National Bank v. GuthrieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Bankers Trust Co. v. PearsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Williams v. HouckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Colonial Bank & Trust Co. v. StevensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Hartford National Bank & Trust Co. v. VonZiegesarSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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