S. S. Pierce Co. v. Fiske
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract upon a judgment. Writ by trustee process in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston dated September 29,1919. The defendant was defaulted. The proceedings relating to the alleged trustee are described in the opinion. The judge of the Municipal Court charged the trustee and at the request of the claimant reported the case to the Appellate Division, who dismissed the report. The claimant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
In this action on a judgment recovered against Abbie M. Fiske, she was defaulted. The trustee answered that it was holding sufficient funds to satisfy the judgment, and that the funds were royalties from copyrights formerly owned by John Fiske, the deceased husband of the defendant. Abbie M. Fiske was appointed executrix of the will of John Fiske which gave her all his property and which was allowed in 1901. She gave a bond in the sum of $200,000 without sureties. No account has been filed in the Probate Court and the estate has not been represented insolvent. As executrix of the will of John…
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