Legal Opinion
Bates
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 23, 1893PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Petition, by the trustees under the will of Charles W. Cartwright, to obtain the instructions of the court as to the construction of the will. The case was heard by Allen, J., and reserved for the consideration of the full court. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtField, C. J.
It was said at the argument, that the will and codicils were written by the testator. On examining them, it seems probable that the will as originally written ended with the clause appointing Barry, Ruggles, and Bates executors and trustees. The clause immediately preceding this is as follows;
*254“ At the death of my last remaining child, including my son in law, Leonard R. Sheldon, I order my estate to be closed, and the amount left to be equally divided among my grandchildren and the representative of any deceased grandchild, excepting George B. Cartwright, Jr., and Ellen M. Jones, the wife of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rivenett v. BourquinMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Wainwright v. TuckermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Thompson v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
- Davies v. DaviesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
- Bronson v. Phelps's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1886
3Cited by11 opinions
- Martin v. DialTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Olney v. LoveringMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Eager v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Taylor v. AlbreeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Gould v. ChamberlainMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
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