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47 Ct. Cl. 639

Fidelity Trust Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 4, 1911

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1911-12-04

<p> On the defendants’ Appeal. </p>

Decided 1911-12-04

¶1The decision of the court below is reversed on the ground that a legacy to pay over net income to the legatee in periodical payments during the legatee’s life on which the legatee has received several payments of income is not a contingent beneficial irgterest, but a vested life estate.

Mr. Justice Holmes

¶2delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court December 4, 1911.

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