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Williams v. Howard

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 18, 1953PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLxjmmus, J.

Mary K. Cobb of Barnstable died testate on May 28, 1948. Her will contained many specific and pecuniary legacies and a devise of all her real estate. The residue was given to Mary Louisa Mihm and Charlotte Coombe Howell. Harold W. Williams, a lawyer, was named as executor, and was appointed on August 10, 1948. The inventory, filed on January 27, 1949, showed $57,099.16 in personalty, the bulk of which was in bank deposits, stocks, and bonds, and only $5,011.25 in household furniture, jewelry, and silverware. The real estate was unencumbered, and was valued at $14,000. By a decree dated April…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Berry v. KyesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  2. Trade Mutual Liability Insurance v. PetersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  3. King v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
  4. Hyde Park Savings Bank v. DavankoskasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
  5. Culhane v. FoleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Campagna v. CampagnaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  2. Paone v. GerrigMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  3. Perry v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
  4. In the Matter of JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  5. Bannish v. BannishMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970

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