Legal Opinion

Havens v. Havens

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 21, 1938PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtMoss, J.

This case was begun by a bill in equity filed in the superior court by the widow, and sole beneficiary under the will, of Charles C. Havens, late of Warwick in this state, who died October 22, 1905, for a determination of the question whether his omission to provide in that will for any of his children was intentional and not occasioned by accident or mistake.

No child or other issue of the testator was mentioned in the will. He was survived by a daughter by a former wife and two sons by the complainant, one of whom is still living. The other died after the testator and was survived only by a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lindsley v. Lindsley, Jr.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1938
  2. Jenks v. JenksSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1905
  3. Scott v. NolanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1933
  4. Arnold v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1927
  5. Butterfield v. Fischer.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1938

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Vance v. RoodSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967

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