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ROBISON v. PORTLAND ORPHAN ASYLUM

123 U.S. 702 (1887)

ROBISON v. FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM OF PORTLAND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 19, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Samuel B. Clarke for appellant.

Mr. John Rand, for appellee, submitted on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE MATTHEWS delivered the opinion of the court.

It is now contended in argument on the part of the appellant, 1st, that the language of the third subdivision of the will, considered by itself, is sufficient to give to her the real estate in fee and the personal estate absolutely; 2d, that the bequest in the fourth subdivision of the will to Ann Smith and Eleonora Cummings Robison is contingent on one of them surviving both the testator and the complainant...

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