Woodward v. . James

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1889-10-08

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Finch, J. This action was brought to obtain a construction of the will of Frederick P. James, and for a partition of the real estate which he left, upon the theory that the remainder-men took vested legal estates under that will. The right of the plaintiff to a partition has thus far been denied upon the ground that the executrix took the whole estate in trust to invest and manage a…

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