Legal Opinion
Barber v. Henderson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 11, 1939PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
The issue is whether an instrument presented for probate was lawfully executed as the will of Isabelle Barber, late of Essex, deceased. The instrument is wholly in the handwriting of Isabelle Barber herself. It consists of a few lines on a single sheet of paper. It reads as follows: “I Isabelle Barber give all Real Estate to Annie M. Barber. Money in Salem Savings bank, National Bank and Bevyly Bank equaly divid to Anni M. Barber 34 Walter St Salem and William O. Barber.
Edward S. O’Leary Annie R. French Katherine L. Wixon”
*4The judge of probate found that the name of the testatrix at the top of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Enders v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1858
- Nunn v. EhlertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Meads v. EarleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Leatherbee v. LeatherbeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- In Re the Probate of the Will of RedwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Tarricone v. CummingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Wheat v. WheatSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Genovese v. GenoveseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Putnam v. NeubrandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Farrell v. McDonnellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
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