COMMERCIAL TRUST CO. OF NEW JERSEY v. CLINTON

Eq. No. 1997.

72 A.2d 836 (1950)

COMMERCIAL TRUST CO. OF NEW JERSEY et al. v. CLINTON et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 14, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander G. Teitz, Newport for complainants Georgiana Pelham Clinton and Elizabeth F. Romaine.

W. Ward Harvey, Newport, guardian ad litem.

Gabriel D. Russo, Newport, for respondents.


CONDON, Justice.

This bill in equity for the construction of the will of John Theodore C. Zerega being ready for hearing for final decree has been certified by the superior court to this court for our determination pursuant to general laws 1938, chapter 545, § 7.

The need for construction has arisen because of two inconsistent clauses of paragraph Seventh of the will. By clauses (a) and (b) of that paragraph the testator gave his residuary estate to certain...

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