Mason v. Baily
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Bill fob the oonstbuotion of a will.—The facts of the case and the material portions of the will in question are set forth in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
By his will, dated February 6, 1869, Joseph T. Baily, after providing for the payment of his debts and funeral expenses and the expenditure of $500 by his executors in the construction of the family vault, disposed of the rest, residue, and remainder of his estate, real, personal, and mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever the same might be, into six equal parts.
The particular clause of the will under which the contention in this cause arises is as follows: “Another equal one-sixth part thereof I give, bequeath, and devise unto Sidney B. Mason, in trust to pay the income, dividends,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Gordon v. SmallCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1880
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- Eddings v. LongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
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