The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-08
THE BROWN ESTATE.
Judge Haskelps Final Decree.
MIR. George E. 3. jackson Appointed
Trustee.

Judge Haskell, yesterday morning, filed
with the Clerk of Courts his final decree in
the case of Philip Henry Brown ct al in chan
csry, VS.. John Rand ct ais. The decree is as
follows:
This cause came on for hearing at this term,
was heard upon bill, answer and proof and
was argued by counsel.
The bill had been duly and legally served
upon all the respondents therein named The
respondents, Anne M. Brown. Philip Greeley
Brown, Nathan Clifford Brown, Fannie Off
ford Brown, Annie Ellen Brown, Emily K,
Andrews, Edwin G. Greeley, Sarah @. Dor
rance, Abigail 81. Purington, Susan Brooks
and Sarah T. Greeley confessed the charges in
the bill, and the same was 30 adjudged against
them. The respondent, Adeline Chapman, de-
ceased pending the bill. The respondent, FL
len g. Clifford, and her children, Nathan J.
Clifford, Matilda G. Clifford, William Henry
Clifford, Junior, infants, by William Henry
Clifford, their legally appointed guardian, and
the respondent, Philip g. Clifford, an infant,
Item duly appointed 10 this suit by this honor
able court, duly answered the bill. The re-
spondents, John Clifford Brown, Helen Cliff.
ford Brown, Saliie Carroll Brown, Aida Gree
ley Brown, Mary Brewster Brown, Carroll
Brown, and Violetta Landslide Brown, in
Brown, their guardian ad Item, duly appoint
ed in this suit BY this honorable court, and the
respondent, John Rand, had fully and season
ably answered the same. Each of the infants,
parties to said cause, had been duly represent
ed therein BY guardian legally authorized to
represent them, and all parties to the said
cause have been duly heard, except those as
against whom the bill was seasonably taken
pro coflfesso, and the respondent, John Rand,
alone appeared and argued the cause in de-
fence.
After hearing the parties and their counsel
and considering their arguments and the
proofs presented,
1t is ordered, adiudsed and decreed by the
court th at Mr.. John Rand be removed, and he
Ia hereby removed from his trust 90 trustee
under the will Of John B. Brown, that was al
lowed by the Probate Court for the county of
Cumberland, State of Maine, on the third
Tuesday of January, in the year Of our Lord
1881, and is the same mentioned in the bill.
And 1t is further ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that said John Rand Sustain from further
acting or proceeding as trustee under said
will, and that MIR. George e. B. jackson OF
Portland, be and hereby ia appointed trustee
said trust, with all the rights, powers, duties
and obligations devolving BY said will or by
law upon the successor of said john Rand in
said trust.
And it is further ordered, adjudged and de.
creed that said John Rand surrender to said
trustee all the trust assets in his hands and re-
lease, convey, assign and transfer to them by
proper deeds and other instruments. all the
trust estate vesting in him by said will, wheth-
or the same be real, personal or mixed, and
whether the same be situate within or without
the State of Maine, SO as to vest in the orators
and said George e. B. jackson, tho successor
of said John Rand, the entire trust estate in
execution of the trusts mentioned in said will;
and that said John Rand deliver to the trus-
tees all books. deeds and other papers belong
ing to the trust in the possession of or under
the control of him, said John Rand, not in
GLIDING such personal vouchers as he ought to
retain.
And 1t is further ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that the orators and said jackson as trus-
tees under said will pay from said trust estate
whatever amounts remain due tosaid John
Rand for his services and disbursements in
reference to said trust.
And it is further ordered, adjudged and de.
creed that either said trustees or said John
Rand shall be at liberty to apply to this court
for the purpose of having determined the
amount due said John Rand for his services
and charges. If the parties do not agree in ref
erence thereto, and for the purpose of directing
specifically what assets, real personal and
mixed shall be conveyed, assigned or trans-
ferred, or what books, deeds and other papers
shall be delivered as hereinbefore ordered and
decreed. THOMAS 81. HASKELL,
Justice presiding.
The respondents have ten days in which to
enter an appeal. No appeal has yet been fled.