Legal Opinion
James Stewart & Co. v. National Shawmut Bank
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 12, 1935PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
These two suits in equity were heard together in the Superior Court. Both arose out of the operations of trustees doing business under an agreement and declaration of trust as the Washington Central Trust, dated as of June 1, 1925, and executed July 10, 1925, in connection with the purchase of land in Washington, D. C., and the erection of an office building thereon. The trustees were changed from time to time. The National Shawmut Bank of Boston became one of the trustees at some time between July 10, 1925, and April 1, 1926. They are herein referred to as the Washington Central Trust.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Burlen v. ShannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Foye v. PatchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Sowell v. Federal Reserve Bank of DallasSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Mackintosh v. ChambersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Crimmins & Peirce Co. v. Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
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- Jordan v. LavinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Grise v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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