FLEET NAT. BANK v. COLT

No. 86-89-Appeal.

529 A.2d 122 (1987)

FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Trustee Under the Will of Samuel Pomeroy Colt v. Samuel P. COLT et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Robinson, Edwards & Angell, Judith Savage, Edwards & Angell, Providence, for plaintiff.

A. David Tammelleo, Providence, for Theodora Flynn Bergey.

Richard Zacks, Providence, for Samuel P. Colt et al.

Noel Field, Providence, for Melba C. Delmouzos.

Steven Rosenbaum, Providence, for Marika Delmouzos.


OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This case is before the court following a Superior Court granting of a joint motion for certification filed by the complainant and the respondents pursuant to Rule 72(a) of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure. The question involves the application of the rule against perpetuities to the testamentary disposition of a portion of the estate of Samuel P. Colt. We are asked to decide whether the children of a second life tenant...

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