Legal Opinion
Shear v. Gabovitch
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 14, 1997No. 94-P-152PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The defendants William Gabovitch and Sumner Woodrow were trustees of two Shear family trusts from 1974 to 1992, when they were removed by a judge of the Superior Court. Both defendants appealed, but Woodrow withdrew his appeal. The case is before us on the appeal of Gabovitch.
The plaintiff, Gertrude “Trudi” Shear (Trudi), was the life beneficiary of the two trusts, which had been established by her husband, Maurice “Murray” Shear (Murray), in 1971 and 1973. The trusts were irrevocable. Murray designated himself as the original trustee of both trusts, and he funded the trusts with shares of…
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