Haskell v. Haskell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Essex on June 1, 1918, by the executors and trustees under the will of Jacob M. Haskell, for instructions as to whether the entire share of Edmund M. Haskell, under the fourth clause of the will, quoted in the opinion, should be paid to him “ and if not to what persons, in what order and in what proportions the same is to be paid,” Edmund M. Haskell having made a number of assignments, each purporting to transfer…
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Bill in equity, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Essex on June 1, 1918, by the executors and trustees under the will of Jacob M. Haskell, for instructions as to whether the entire share of Edmund M. Haskell, under the fourth clause of the will, quoted in the opinion, should be paid to him “ and if not to what persons, in what order and in what proportions the same is to be paid,” Edmund M. Haskell having made a number of assignments, each purporting to transfer his interest in his father’s estate as security for a loan, and also having been adjudicated a bankrupt in the District…
1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.
Jacob M. Haskell of Beverly, Massachusetts, died in 1906 testate, leaving him surviving a widow, Adeline L. Haskell, and two children, Adeline M. Haskell and Edmund M. Haskell. His will was duly proved and allowed in the Probate Court for the county of Essex on December 3, 1906. Albert C. Manson, the widow (Adeline L. Haskell), and the daughter (Adeline M. Haskell) were nominated and appointed executors and trus*444tees under the first clause of the will, and they have administered the estate. The executors’ inventory now on file in the Probate Court shows real estate of small value and personal…
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