Legal Opinion
New England Merchants National Bank v. Mahoney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 2, 1970PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpiegel, J.
The petitioner seeks instructions regarding the distribution of principal which it holds as successor trustee under Article 6 of the trust indenture (trust) of Bertha K. T. Mahoney and Dr. J. Lewis Mahoney, both of whom died domiciled in St. Petersburg, Florida. The probate judge entered a final decree ordering the funds distributed as follows: “$20,000 of the trust property to the Right Reverend Monsignor John J. Mullens, superintendent of St. Paul’s Catholic School in St. Petersburg, Florida”; one-half of the “rest, residue and remainder of . . . [the] trust property” after fees and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Neill v. BrackettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Greenough v. OsgoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Barnum v. FayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Tarricone v. CummingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Isaacson v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Miles v. CaplesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- First Natl. Bk. of Mount Dora v. Shawmut Bk. of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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