Legal Opinion
Ventura v. Ventura
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 20, 1990PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
On March 6, 1967, Joseph V. Ventura executed a document entitled “Declaration of Trust of the J.V. Realty Trust” (trust instrument), which purported to hold in trust certain real estate for a term of twenty years. The document appointed Joseph V. Ventura as the sole trustee, and named as beneficiaries his future wife, Edythe F. Ventura, her son, Bernard Bradley, and his children, Joseph Ventura, Susan Ventura, Paul Ventura, and Diana Ventura. Joseph V. Ventura died testate on January 14, 1983. Edythe Ventura was appointed executrix of Ventura’s estate and is the sole legatee under his will.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Old Colony Trust Co. v. SillimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- United States v. PowellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
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