CITY BANK FARMERS TRUST CO. v. WHITTEN


137 Conn. 192 (1950)

CITY BANK FARMERS TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE (WILL OF JEMIMA N. DUDLEY) v. MARY J. WHITTEN, ADMINISTRATRIX, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided August 1, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Beers, with whom, on the brief, was J. J. Henry Muller, III, for the named defendant et al.

Paul L. Miller, for the defendants Blanche T. Carter et al.

Richard L. Brinckerhoff, with whom, on the brief, was T. Ward Cleary, for the defendants Eugene C. Foss et al.

John F. McGowan, for unascertained heirs.

BROWN, C. J., JENNINGS, INGLIS, O'SULLIVAN and MURPHY, JS.


O'SULLIVAN, J.

Jemima N. Dudley, a resident of Stamford, died testate on January 29, 1907. She left surviving her a son, Guilford, and a daughter, Elizabeth. In the fourth article of her will, the testatrix set up two equal residuary trusts, one for each of her two children for life, with remainder over to his or her lineal descendants. She further directed that if either should die without descendants the fund for that child was to go to the surviving child or to...

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