Legal Opinion
Witherington v. Nickerson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 8, 1926PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanderson, J.
Helen Farnsworth Eldredge was the wife of Clarence F. Eldredge, who died February 26, 1925, leaving a will of which the defendant Nickerson is executor. Mr. Eldredge was appointed guardian of his wife November 8, 1922, when she was adjudged insane, and continued to hold that trust until his death; thereafter the plaintiff was appointed guardian and. was acting as such when she began this suit. Since the hearings in the Superior Court, Mrs. Eldredge has died and the plaintiff has been appointed administratrix of her estate and admitted as party plaintiff to prosecute this suit.
The defendant…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Gould v. EmersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Hill v. HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Corkery v. DorseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Hayes v. HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Knickerbocker Life Insurance v. WeitzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Ball v. HopkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Cleary v. ClearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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