Legal Opinion
Judkins v. Hyannis Public Library Ass'n
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 28, 1939PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is an action of contract in which the plaintiff, as she is executrix of the will of the residuary legatee under the will of Edward L. Eagleston, late of Barnstable, deceased, seeks to recover from the defendant $8,000 bequeathed to the defendant by Edward L. Eagleston in his will, which was allowed on September 20, 1913. He will hereinafter be referred to as the testator.
The declaration is in three counts. The material allegations of the first and second counts may be summarized as follows: Under the tenth paragraph of his will the testator made the following bequest: “To the Hyannis…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Minns v. BillingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Brocklehurst & Potter Co. v. MarschMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Bowditch v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
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3Cited by18 opinions
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