Connecticut Reports: Containing Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors, Volume 53Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1886 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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action alleged Appeal from Probate appellees appointment attachment attorney authority ballot bequest Blackman bond borough cestui que trust charter claim clause complaint Conn Connecticut contract corporation County court of equity Crogan damages death debt deceased declared deed defendant defendant's demurrer district dower duty elected entitled equity evidence executors fact Farnam fee simple Fowler fraud garnishee gift grandchildren grantors Hardenburgh Hartford Hartford County Haven Haven County held income intention interest intestate judges concurred judgment June jurisdiction jury land liable Mallory manufacture McCarthy ment Meriden mortgage negligence opinion paid parties partnership patent payment person plaintiff purchase purpose question R. R. Co railroad reason Rogers & Brother rule Saugatuck sell sold spoons stamp statute statute of frauds suit Superior Court testator tion trial trust vested vote widow wife William word Rogers
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Page 280 - That the rules of construction cannot be strained to bring a devise within the rules of law; but it seems that, where the will admits of two constructions, that is to be preferred which will render it valid...
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Page 264 - It is then provided that If any grandchild of the testator shall have died, leaving a child or children surviving at the expiration of said trust, such child or children shall take the share that "his, her or their parent would have been entitled to if living,
Page 563 - ... it. There is no error in the judgment appealed from. In this opinion the other judges concurred.
Page 544 - This rule excludes all evidence of collateral facts, or those which are incapable of affording any reasonable presumption or inference, as to the principal fact or matter in dispute...
Page 42 - Any person may be made a defendant who has or claims an interest in the controversy adverse to the plaintiff, or who is a necessary party to a complete determination or settlement of the question involved therein.
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Page 474 - The supposed duty has regard to the public at large and cannot well exist as to one portion of the public and not to another, under the same circumstances. In this respect, children, women, and men are upon the same footing. In cases where certain duties exist infants may require greater care than adults, or a different kind of care; but precautionary measures, having for their object the protection of the public, must, as a rule, have reference to all classes alike.