Sias v. Chase
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on June 28, 1910, by the trustees under the will of Caleb Chase, late of Brookline, for instructions. The case came on to be heard before Mugg, J., who reserved it upon the pleadings for determination by the full court. Caleb Chase died on November 23, 1908, leaving no issue.
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Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on June 28, 1910, by the trustees under the will of Caleb Chase, late of Brookline, for instructions. The case came on to be heard before Mugg, J., who reserved it upon the pleadings for determination by the full court. Caleb Chase died on November 23, 1908, leaving no issue. His widow, Salome B. Chase, survived him, and died on March 26,1910. The will of Caleb Chase was executed on January 21, 1899. There were seven codicils. The first codicil was executed on December 26,1899, and the second codicil was executed on October 19,1901. The five…
1Opinion of the CourtKhowltoh, C. J.
The plaintiffs, trustees under the will of Caleb Chase, bring this bill for instructions as to their duties under the following clause of the will:
“ And I further direct my trustees to so divide and distribute all the rest and remainder of said trust fund among the survivors of my legatees named below that each survivor shall receive such a proportional part thereof as the amount of his foregoing legacy bears to the sum remaining to be distributed, to wit,” etc. Then follow the names of thirty-five legatees. This residue was what would remain after the giving of a large number of legacies to…
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