Voorhees v. Singer
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On bill for construction of will. Tlie will of Caroline C. Hull, deceased, provided as follows: “I do give, devise and .bequeath to my said executors and the survivors and survivor of them the remaining one (1) share in trust that they during the natural life of my son Richard Cooper Hull will invest and re-invest from time to time the said one share in such securities as they may deem best and most judicious, and pay over the rents, profits, incomes and dividends thereof at…
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On bill for construction of will. Tlie will of Caroline C. Hull, deceased, provided as follows: “I do give, devise and .bequeath to my said executors and the survivors and survivor of them the remaining one (1) share in trust that they during the natural life of my son Richard Cooper Hull will invest and re-invest from time to time the said one share in such securities as they may deem best and most judicious, and pay over the rents, profits, incomes and dividends thereof at reasonable intervals to my said son Richard for his own use and support, in such way as not to be liable in any way for…
1Opinion of the Court
Lbaming, Y. C.
I am unable to discern any element of uncertainty or doubt in the solution of the question here presented. The interest of Eobert B. Hull in the trust bequest was that of a contingent remainder. He having died without issue prior to the termination of the life estate, one-third of the trust bequest lapsed at his death. In the absence of a defined inclusive residuary bequest testatrix died intestate as to this one-third of the trust property. In such case the next of kin of testatrix at her death take this one-third in accordance with the statute of distribution. Mulford v.…
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