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WILLIAMS v. RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST CO.

Eq. Nos. 2577-2579.

143 A.2d 324 (1958)

Dorothy S. WILLIAMS et al. v. RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANY, Ex'r. W. Wellington Vandeveer et al. v. RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANY, Ex'r. Adelaide A. Sluiter et al. v. W. Wellington Vandeveer et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 30, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherwood & Clifford, Providence, Sheffield & Harvey, Newport, for complainants Dorothy S. Williams, and other.

Tillinghast, Collins & Tanner, Harold E. Staples, Benjamin A. Smith, Providence, Withington, Cross, Park & McCann, John F. Groden, Boston, Mass, for respondents Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, Ex'r, and others.

McCanliss & Early, Joseph F. Monaghan, New York City, Hogan & Hogan, Laurence J. Hogan, Thomas S. Hogan, Providence, for respondent W. Wellington Vandeveer.

Higgins, Cavanagh & Williamson, James H. Higgins, Jr., Providence, for respondent Almuth C. Vandeveer.

Corcoran, Peckham & Hayes, Patrick O'N. Hayes, Newport, for respondents Minister, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Trinity Church in Newport, and others.

ANDREWS, Justice

These three bills in equity were brought by the heirs-at-law of William H. Williams, husband of Emily M. Williams, late of the city of Newport, deceased. They are based upon or grow out of the breach of her alleged contract with him to make and keep unrevoked a will giving to his heirs-at-law certain amounts of property. By agreement the cases were tried together by a justice of the superior court who, after finding that no such contract had been...

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