Legal Opinion

B. M. C. Durfee Trust Co. v. Borden

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 25, 1952PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.

The will of Philip D. Borden in its residuary clause created a trust for the benefit of his wife and daughter, and directed that upon their deaths without issue the trust property “shall be paid over to the issue of my nephews, James Edgar Borden, Frank H. Borden, and Sydney F. Borden, living at the time of the death of the last survivor of my said wife and my said daughter or at the time of my death in case I shall survive both of them, share and share alike.” The testator died in 1936. His wife died in 1937, and his daughter in 1951, both without issue. At the daughter’s death, which became…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
  2. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. ParkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
  3. Hall v. HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
  4. Manning v. ManningMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
  5. Ernst v. RiversMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Second Bank-State Street Trust Co. v. Second Bank-State Street Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
  2. Warren v. First New Haven National BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
  3. New England Trust Co. v. McAleerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
  4. Welch v. PhinneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  5. Lockwood v. AdamsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991

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