Howland v. . Clendenin
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order ‘made March -14, 1890, which modified and, as modified, affirmed a judgment entered on the decision of the court at Special Term. This action was "brought to obtain a construction of the twenty-first clause of the will of Gardiner S. Howland, deceased, which clause and the facts, so far as material, are set forth in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Follett, Ch. J.
Gardiner G. Howland died November 9, 1851, leaving a widow, five sons, four daughters and four grandchildren, the children of his deceased daughter Abbey Woolsey Wolcott. He left a last will and testament which contains this clause:
“Twenty-first. All and singular the rest, residue and remainder of my estate and property, both real and personal, whatsoever and wheresoever, I do hereby devise and bequeath unto my eight beloved children, that is to say: William Edgar Howland, Annabella Edgar Howland, Abbey Woolsey How-land, Robert Shaw Howland, Maria Louise Howland, Rebecca Brien…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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