Bowditch v. Attorney General
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on February 1, 1921, by the trustee under the will of James Jackson, late of Boston, for instructions. The material portion,s of the will are described in the opinion.
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Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on February 1, 1921, by the trustee under the will of James Jackson, late of Boston, for instructions. The material portion,s of the will are described in the opinion. The instructions asked for by the plaintiff were as follows: “1. Whether he may legally make the payments which he has been heretofore making for the promotion of women’s rights, and, if not, whether he is justified in making any payments of any kind in any way for the promotion of women’s rights. “2. Whether he may legally make the payments which he has been heretofore making…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is a bill for instructions brought by the plaintiff as trustee under the will of James Jackson who died January 31, 1890. The will was executed in 1873, and was admitted to probate in Suffolk County on February 24, 1890. The residue of the estate is given to William I. Bowditch in trust, and, after the payment of certain annuities, the balance of the income is to be divided by the trustee as follows: “into three equal parts and expended by bim or given away by him in such manner as will in his judgment best promote the causes (1) of womens rights (2) of temperance and (3) the best…
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