WHICHER v. ABBOTT


449 A.2d 353 (1982)

Alice WHICHER, As Guardian of James Abbott, et al. v. Aurore V. ABBOTT, et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Armand Gendron (orally), Sanford, for plaintiff.

Waterhouse, Carroll & Cyr, Robert B. Woodman (orally), Biddeford, Robert W. Ferguson, Springvale, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., NICHOLS, CARTER, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ., and DUFRESNE, A. R. J.


CARTER, Justice.

This appeal involves the construction of the will of Lincoln Abbott who died in 1945 owning a farm in North Berwick. His wife, Mary L. Abbott, predeceased him. Abbott was survived by ten children and three grandchildren, issue of a deceased child. In his will, Lincoln Abbott left all his property to his son Bernard Abbott "in consideration of and on the condition and obligation" that he furnish maintenance and support for James Burton Abbott, the...

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