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Shelburne v. Earl of Inchiquin (note) 352 Wilson v. Beddard

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Sidny v. Ranger

Simeon v Davis

CASES IN CHANCERY,

BEFORE THE

VICE-CHANCELLOR.

D'AGLIE v. FRYER.[1]

Will-Construction-Legacy-Long Annuities.

1841: 19th February.

A testatrix, having 115 long annuities standing in her name at her death, of which 65% like annuities had been purchased for her by T. B., bequeathed her residuary estate to trustees, to be invested or continued by them in the public funds or at interest, the stocks, funds or securities to be varied at discretion, in trust to pay certain annuities out of the interest, dividends, &c., and, subject thereto, to pay the income of the said trust-moneys, stocks, funds and securities, to S. N. for life: and, subject thereto, she gave all the residue of her estate to the trustees absolutely. By a codicil she gave all the money funded by T. B. in her name in the long annuities (which she mentioned to be 50% per annum) to C. D. after S. N.'s death. Held that 50% of the long annuities, were specifically bequeathed to C. D.

THE Countess de Front, at the date of her will and at her death, had 1157. long annuities standing in her name, of which 651. long annuities had been purchased and funded in her name, by T. D. Boswell, in three separate sums, and at three different times in the years 1822, 1823 and 1824. On the 19th of February, 1824, she made her will, and, without having mentioned her long annuities, disposed of her residuary estate in the following words:

VOL. XII.

[1] Affirmed by Lord Cottenham.

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