Craig v. Craig
New York Court of Chancery
The bill in this cause was filed by the executors of Archibald Craig, deceased, to obtain a judicial construction of the will of their testator, in various particulars; and for directions as to the manner of investing and distributing his estate, under the provisions of the will. The testator made his will in June, 1845, and died about a year afterwards, leaving a second wife surviving him.
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The bill in this cause was filed by the executors of Archibald Craig, deceased, to obtain a judicial construction of the will of their testator, in various particulars; and for directions as to the manner of investing and distributing his estate, under the provisions of the will. The testator made his will in June, 1845, and died about a year afterwards, leaving a second wife surviving him. He also left one daughter by his first wife, and three sons and one daughter by his last wife, his only heirs. At the time of making the will, and at his death, his oldest son and his two daughters were…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The. first question upon which- the court is asked to'give a judicial construction of the will in this case, is as to the investment for the purpose of raising an income for the support of the lunatic son of the testator. In this question the children of Mrs, Rhoades and Mrs. Hudson, as well as their parents and the lunatic, have an interest. For the capital of this investment is carved out of the general residuary estate of the testator, in which residuary estate the interests of the parties will be different 'from what they are in the capital of the fund thus carved out of…
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