Pearson v. Treadwell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity by Elizabeth H. Pearson, executrix under the will of William H. Treadwell, and Willard Q. Phillips, executor under the will of Emily Treadwell Phillips, against Robert O. Treadwell, George L. Treadwell and John P. Treadwell, the trustees under the will of Daniel H. Treadwell, to enforce a trust arising from an agreement in writing among the heirs at law and legatees under the will of said Daniel, including the three trustees above named, filed July 12, 1898,…
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Bill in equity by Elizabeth H. Pearson, executrix under the will of William H. Treadwell, and Willard Q. Phillips, executor under the will of Emily Treadwell Phillips, against Robert O. Treadwell, George L. Treadwell and John P. Treadwell, the trustees under the will of Daniel H. Treadwell, to enforce a trust arising from an agreement in writing among the heirs at law and legatees under the will of said Daniel, including the three trustees above named, filed July 12, 1898, and amended February 10, 1899. The agreement sought to be enforced was as follows : “ Know all Men by these Presents that…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
This is a suit to enforce an alleged trust arising out of a written agreement among the heirs at law of Daniel H. Treadwell. They are also the legatees named in his will. Daniel H. Treadwell died in 1864 and his will was duly admitted to probate in 1865. The agreement was signed by some of the parties in December, 1874, and was signed by the others and becapie operative and binding in 1875.
The case was referred to a master, and at the request and with the consent of the parties was reserved by the presiding justice “ for the full court upon the pleadings, the master’s report, the exceptions…
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