Legal Opinion
In Re Merriam
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 7, 1968PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
On appeal.
The will of the late Ernest B. Thompson (who died August 11, 1958) left the residue of his estate in trust for the benefit of “my wife, Louena B. Thompson” for her life and at her death the trust was to terminate and what remained was to go to “my nephew, James B. Swartz”.
James B. Swartz, who was not Mr. Thompson’s nephew but was the nephew of a dead first wife of Mr. Thompson, predeceased Ernest B. Thompson. When Louena B. Thompson died on June 15, 1964, the Trustee petitioned for distribution of the residue in the Knox County Probate Court, alleging that the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Farley v. DavisWashington Supreme Court · 1941
- Cunha v. HughesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- Harris v. StarkeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- National Exploration Co. v. RobinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
- Moritz v. HorsmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re Estate of BrownSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Philbrick v. Estate of PhilbrickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- Vanasse v. LabrecqueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Vanasse v. LabrecqueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977