Legal Opinion
Hall v. Perry
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 14, 1895PublishedCited by 17 opinions
On report. The case appears in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitehouse, J.
This is an appeal from the decree of a judge of probate approving and allowing the will of Margaret B. Perry, of the following tenor.
"Know all men by these presents, that I, Margaret B. Perry of Rockland, Knox County, Maine, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament, and herein dispose of all my worldly estate in manner following, to wit:
"First: I order and direct my executor hereinafter named, to pay all my just debts and funeral charges, as soon as may be after my decease.
"Second: I give and devise to my adopted…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Delafield v. . ParishNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Kempsey v. McGinnissMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- Fairchild v. BascombSupreme Court of Vermont · 1862
- Van Alst v. HunterNew York Court of Chancery · 1821
- May v. BradleeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
3Cited by17 opinions
- Councill v. MayhewSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Miller v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- McCannon v. McCannonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Diggins v. DigginsOregon Supreme Court · 1915
- MartinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1935
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