Day v. Nichols
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Cboss appeals to the Supreme Judicial Court from a decree of the Probate Court of the county of Middlesex allowing with" certain modifications “the first and final account and supplemental account” of Frederick K. Day, as conservator of the property of Anna W. Meeker, late of Newton, who died on June 30, T913, the first appeal being taken by the conservator named and the other appeal being taken by John L. Nichols, the executor of the will of Anna W. Meeker.
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Cboss appeals to the Supreme Judicial Court from a decree of the Probate Court of the county of Middlesex allowing with" certain modifications “the first and final account and supplemental account” of Frederick K. Day, as conservator of the property of Anna W. Meeker, late of Newton, who died on June 30, T913, the first appeal being taken by the conservator named and the other appeal being taken by John L. Nichols, the executor of the will of Anna W. Meeker. In the Supreme Judicial Court the case was referred to a master upon both appeals. Later the case was heard by Braley, J., upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.
The conservator asks this court to direct a modification of the decree of the single justice, to the purpose and end that the defendant, John L. Nichols, as executor, be ordered to-*239pay to Frederick K. Day $2,007.81, the amount established to be due to Day by the final decree, and also, that Nichols personally be ordered to pay to the plaintiff the taxable costs and the reasonable expenses and charges incurred and rendered by him in the contests over his accounts, both in the Probate Court and in the Supreme Judicial Court.
The power of this court on appeal to "enter such decree thereon as the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ensign v. FaxonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Loring v. WiseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- May v. MayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Martin v. BarnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Horton v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ensign v. FaxonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Swift v. CrockerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Mealey v. QuinlanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928