Thayer v. Paulding
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Worcester January 25, 1907, by the executor of the will of Edward Greene, late of Worcester, alleging that, at the time of his death the testator owned three hundred seventy-five shares of the capital stock of the Rand Drill Company, that, within a year after the death of the testator, such dividends had been paid upon such stock that the amount which had been paid as dividends on one hundred twenty-five…
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Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Worcester January 25, 1907, by the executor of the will of Edward Greene, late of Worcester, alleging that, at the time of his death the testator owned three hundred seventy-five shares of the capital stock of the Rand Drill Company, that, within a year after the death of the testator, such dividends had been paid upon such stock that the amount which had been paid as dividends on one hundred twenty-five shares was $825.16, that the will contained the following clause: “ I give and bequeath to my steadfast friend James P.…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.
In the will of Edward Greene there is a legacy to James P. Paulding of “ one hundred and twenty-five shares of the capital stock of the Rand Drill Company of New York, a corporation, . . . together with all the rights and privileges which may now or hereafter appertain to the same.” Within less than one year after the death of the testator, dividends on this stock amounting to $825.16 were paid to the plaintiff as executor, and the question presented is whether these dividends should be paid to the legatee, or used as a part of the general funds of the estate. This involves the question…
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