The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-06
INTERESTING WILL CASE.

Among the cases returned to the SUI
perior court yesterday, this being the
March return day, was one involving
two interesting wills.
The case is that of A. Heaton Robert
son, administrator, VS.. William c. v
Weed, ct ais.
The plaintiff. A. Heaton Robertson, is
administration OF the estate of Maria G.
Leffingwell The defendants are Will
liam Clinton Vail Weed, executor of the
estate Of Mandana M. Weed, Isaac
Newton Damn, Mary Damn, George T..
Damn. Olive Louise Damn, Paul Nelson
Damn, of New Haven, and Robert b,
Nelson of Bridgeport.
Mrs. Laffinewel died May S. 1891,
| leaving an estate inventoried at SAP 8l5.
Mandana NJ Weed, as executfix, filed
/ the inventory of said estate in hand, at
| $3S, 2S9 05. The executrix never rendered
another account
Paragraph of the complaint is said
Mandana w. Weed entered into posses
sion of said estate under the provision
of said will. and used part of said es-
tate for her own use and benefit and
from time to time gave portions of said
estate to members of her own family,
which are mentioned in the last will
and testament OF said Mandana M.
Weed, hereafter referred to-
Another allegation in the complaint
is that While in control of the estate of
Mrs. Leffingwell, Mrs Weed transfer
red to herself individually, Is shares of
Mechanics bank stock without consid-
Grafton, her claim being that under the
Leffingwell will she had power to do so,
as contained In paragraphs a to 18 of
said Leffingwell will.
1t is also alleged that on April 6, 1898,
said Mandana Weed entered trust
agreement with Eliot Fl. Morse. or the
trust has been drawn $4,000 There is
now in the trust $4,000. 1t consists in
part of mortgage to Michael J Me-
Mahon, of $4,000 remaining in said trust
fund, which stands in the name Of
Morse, trustee.
Said Mandana S. Weed died last Sep
TENDER leaving a will appointing G.. V.
Weed as executor. He filed an inven-
tory of said estate, which amounted to
1924, 100
1t is alleged by the plaintiff that by
the Lefflngwell will Mrs. Weed had
the life use only in the estate. The
plaintiff asks for a decree in accordance
with the last will and testament of
Maria G. Lefiingwell and claims that
she had no power to dispose Of the LET
fnswell estate by will
The question is: Which of the two
wills are to be sustained the Letting
well or the Weed will? Under the LET
fngWell will Mrs Weed Is to secure a |
large sum. She is sister Of Mrs. Isaac |
Damn Of Orange street and adopted |
daughter of Leffingwell. She was left
$4,000 by the Lefflngwell will In this
will the Dams and number of out of
town people were heirs. Mrs Weed, |
when she was alive, could under the |
trust, give the property as she desired |
to.
AS neither of the wills were filed with |
the writ in court. it is impossible to
state exact facts of them, but it is pre-
sumed that the Dams receive requests !
under the Weed will.
Another will case is that of Nellie s.
Jackson, executrix, vs. Mary Louise
Bevins, ct ais Mary Louise Bevins and
A. Fl. Bevins, both of New York; Louis
Jackson Braddock of Chicago, and the
,fficers of tine Pine Grove Cemetery as
are summoned to appear be-
ore the court and answer to Nellie s.