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77 N.H. 184

89 A 840

Richardson v. Bailey

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided February 3, 1914

Supreme Court of New Hampshire · decided 1914-02-03

Petition, for the construction of the first clause of the will of Lorana T. Stubbs, which reads as follows: “I give, devise, and bequeath to my beloved husband, Charles E. Stubbs, my homestead farm, . •. . provided my son, Arthur E. Bailey, is well provided for in board and clothes; and at my husband’s death the said Arthur E. Bailey is to inherit one thousand dollars from the above property, also his bed, bedstead, and bedding, and all my pictures.” Charles E. Stubbs is…

Decided 1914-02-03

Young, J.

¶1 Mrs. Stubbs says, in substance: I give my husband my homestead farm provided he takes care of my son; and on my husband’s death, my son is to have one thousand dollars out of the above property — not one thousand dollars and his board and clothes. It is probable, therefore, that she intended her son to have his boards and clothes as long as her husband lived and one thousand dollars upon her husband’s death. The plaintiff is advised that the farm is not charged with Bailey’s support.

¶2 Exception sustained.

All concurred.
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