Chase v. Chase
Chase v. Chase
Opinion of the Court
Ordinarily, an unqualified gift of the use, income and improvement of personal estate vests an absolute interest. Adamson v. Armitage, 19 Ves. 416. Blann v. Bell, 5 DeG. & Sm. 658. Hatch v. Bassett, 52 N. Y. 359. Theobald’s Law of Wills (2d ed.) 374. 4 Kent Com. 536, n. It is true that this rule may be controlled, if a different intention appears; but this will does not show a different intention. There is no gift over. A partial intestacy is not favored. Given v. Hilton, 95 U. S. 591. Pub. Sts. c. 127, § 24. The
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- Martha C. B. Chase v. Merrill B. Chase
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