Boardman v. Mansfield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Amicable suit to determine conflicting claims to funds held by a trustee under the will of William W. Boardman, late of New Haven, deceased, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and reserved by that court, Thayer, J., upon the facts stated in the complaint, for the advice of this court.
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Amicable suit to determine conflicting claims to funds held by a trustee under the will of William W. Boardman, late of New Haven, deceased, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and reserved by that court, Thayer, J., upon the facts stated in the complaint, for the advice of this court. William W. Boardman, a resident of New Haven, made and executed his will, drafted by himself, on March 19th, 1870. He died August 27th, 1871, leaving that instrument as his last will, and a large estate comprised of both real and personal property. He also left a widow, Lucy H. Boardman, who…
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The trust fund in question has always been comprised of personal estate, and of a kind which was either dividend-paying or interest-bearing. Mrs. Board-man, the life beneficiary, received from time to time during her life the entire net income of the fund accruing from cash dividends upon stocks, and the interest upon all other investments. The executors of her will, hereinafter referred to as “ the executors,” pursuant to its provisions, now assert the right to have from the assets of the trust an amount or amounts in addition to those which she thus received in her lifetime. .
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2Cases cited21 opinions
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- DeKoven v. DeKovenIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Smith v. DanaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
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