Trustees of Amherst College v. Ritch

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1897-01-19

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Vann J. The appellants are of two classes, each hostile to the other and both hostile to the plaintiffs, who, with certain of the defendants, are respondents. One class comprises the executors of the widow and the next of kin, with the exception of Mrs. Beardsley, who unite in claiming that there was a secret trust in favor of the colleges named in the ninth article of the, will, or…

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