Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-21
SUPREME COURT
Gives Decision in Case of Carpenter
 Trustee, vs. Mary Perkins.

Gives Decision in Case of csrpertsrs
 Trustee, vs. Mary Psrtins- The supreme court has given de- cision in the case of John F. Carpenter trustee. vs. Mary E. Perkins ct al, re- served from the. superior court of this county one of the most tntesestins part part fss of connectieut. The memoran- dunn of the supreme court decision fol- lows:
 Smith Wilkinson Will Case.
 The superior court is advised that exists, on September 30, 1908, became absolutely vested. one-third in Mary D. Perkins; one-third fin the estate or Francis ". Perkins, deceaSed; ana mund Perkins. deceased; and that the other moiety became thus vested, one third In the estate of Elizabeth II Ma son; one third in the estate of Horace w. Whitaker; and one-third in the es- tate. of Mary A Mason.
 The facts in the case are substan- tially as follows: smith Wilkinson died in 1852, possessed of the property now owned by the Putnam Woolen company and A large amount of other | property. By the terms of his will and to his son Edmund two-fiftns of his estate absolutely, to three daughters | he gave the life of the remaining three -fifths of his property and ap- | Previous to his death, and after the execution of his will one daughter the wife of Edmund Perkins, had died. I leaving three children, mentioned in the above decision. On the death of | daughter, the share to which the mother had the life use was to be paid over to the surviving children of the said daughters, in equal shares, un- l less the mother by will directed a. | different division among her children. Nancy w. Mason died September 90. l In AL .A the daughters of smith Wilkinson, | leaving no children, although two had l been born to hsr. The amount of Ehs fund to whick she had the life inter est was upwards of s6o,ooo.
 Tn case any daughter died withou4 leaving children. then her share was l to go to the surviving daughters for | life, remainder to their children. | The court decided that the children of the sisters of Nancy Mason took | vested estates in the trust fund of | which Nancy had the life estate, at | the time of the death of Smith Wnk- | inson, and subject to be divegted by the survival of children of Nancy. and | that 1t made no difference that fin some cases the children of the sisters | of Nancy had been dead for many John F. Carpenter of this city ia e | successor of Edward Wilkinson as trustee of the property iu question. Seven firms of lawyers represented the | different claimants against the estate. As trustee of the fund, Attorney J. F. | Carpenter brought the matter before the superior court for Windham coun- | ty. by Dill in the nature of inter | pIeader, asking the court to deternins | to whom he should pay over the share | of which Nancy w. Mason had the life interest. This question was re- served upon an agreed state of facts l for the decision Of the supreme court. | Smith Wilkinson has been dead B3 | years. There are many heirs and | other cases win probably be heard in court before reaching the final dis- | tribution of the parts into which it has been divided.
 Rev. F. Q. saraent Delivers Address.
 Rev. r. D. Sargent. pastor of the | Second Congregational church. attend Missionary society of connsctiert, held in the Congregational house in Hart ford on Wednesday. Upon the eve nin~ of the same dsts MT: Sargent Congregational church fin Franklin,
 Noted Here and There.
 Mrs. Herbert Smith of Lynn has been the guest of her parents MT.
 Miss Carrie FeIlows Of Danielsen was the guest of Miss Bertha Sar- | gent on Tuesday.
 ond Congregational church is to ten- der a banquet to l.. O. Williams, chor- ister. and each member of the Con gregational choir. in the Congregation = al banquet hall, Wednesday eyenins.
 A meeting of the Woman's Mission. ary society of the Congregationaf church was held at the home of Mrs. L. B. Durfse this week. The topic was The Story of Italy and the read . ing was from Chapter first of the text book.
 Mrs. Clara Williams of Willimantlo
 is visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. B. Tatem. Jr.
 Miss Mary B. Daniels is visiting rel atives in Yonkers. N. Y.
 Miss Ruth Daniels, graduate nursa
 in New York, returned to her dutieA Wednesday. after visiting her parents MT and Mrs F. J. Daniels.