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HERSHATTER v. COLONIAL TRUST CO.

136 Conn. 588 (1950)

LOUIS R. HERSHATTER ET AL. v. THE COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE (ESTATE OF BENJAMIN EPSTEIN), ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 18, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Lyman, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

William W. Gager, for the appellee (named defendant).

Charles A. Harrison, with whom, on the brief, was

Milton G. Harrison, for the appellees (defendants Gopsztejn et al.).

Jonathan F. Ells, pro se, the appellee (defendant guardian ad litem for undetermined beneficiaries and heirs).

Leonard L. Levy appeared, and Herman M. Levy and William L. Hadden filed a brief, in behalf of the appellee (defendant Kopstein).

BROWN, JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS AND O'SULLIVAN, JS.

O'SULLIVAN, J.

This litigation resulted from an order of distribution entered in a testamentary estate by the Court of Probate for the district of Winchester. The ascertainment of the distributees required an interpretation of the will. The order ran adversely to the plaintiffs, who have taken successive appeals, first to the Superior Court, which confirmed the action of the Court of Probate, and now to this court. The facts are not in dispute.

Benjamin Epstein...

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