Cavan v. Woodbury
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Essex on April 21, 1920, by the trustee under the will of Angie N. Tilton, late of Haverhill, for instructions.
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Bill in equity, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Essex on April 21, 1920, by the trustee under the will of Angie N. Tilton, late of Haverhill, for instructions. The will of Angie N. Tilton contained two paragraphs, other than provisions as to the payment of debts and funeral expenses and the nomination of the husband of the testatrix as executor, the first giving to the husband of the testatrix one half of her "entire estate, both real and personal,” and the second placing the other half in trust “for the following uses and purpose, viz: to use the income thereof and whatever part…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
Angie N. Tilton, who died on October 20, 1915, in the second clause of her will gave to her husband “the other one-half of my entire estate . . . but in trust nevertheless for the following uses and purposes, viz: to use the income thereof and whatever part of the principal may be necessary for the comfortable support and maintenance of my son Andrew J. Tilton in the manner in which he is accustomed to live.” Andrew J. Tilton died on September 11, 1918. The will contained no residuary clause. The plaintiff is the trustee under the will of Angie N. Tilton and he prays in this bill in equity…
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