Legal Opinion
Knowlton v. Forbush
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 7, 1948PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This is a petition by the trustee under the will of Emily C. Amsden for an interpretation of the fifth clause of her will. Mrs. Amsden died on September 18, 1913, leaving as her heirs at law and next of kin two daughters, Annie A. Bean and Ella A. Sayward. Mrs. Bean died on November 14, 1927, without issue, and Mrs. Sayward died on August 28, .1943, leaving three children and four children of a deceased daughter.
By the fifth clause of the will the residue of the estate of the testatrix was left in trust for the benefit of the two daughters, who were to be paid the income during their lives,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Metcalf v. First Parish in FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Sanger v. BourkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. CoffinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Hendrick v. MitchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Goodwin v. New England Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Nickols v. Commissioners of Middlesex CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Loring v. ClappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Hill v. AldrichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Old Colony Trust Co. v. TuftsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Kelley v. NeilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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