Legal Opinion
Old Colony Trust Company v. McGowan
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 1, 1960PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebber, J.
On report. The will of Edwin W. McGowan, who died on May 12, 1955, was duly admitted to probate and thereafter the widow, Irma G. McGowan, seasonably filed her waiver and elected to claim her statutory interest. The Old Colony Trust Company, having qualified as Executor and Trustee, seeks the aid of this court in settling the interests of the parties who share the estate and in fixing the proportions of state and federal taxes to be borne by the respective takers.
The will is a lengthy one and for the most part expresses the wishes of the testator and defines the powers and duties of his…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. GreenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
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