Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Smith

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 13, 1936PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBarnes, J.

Appeal from decree in equity to authorize disposition of trust funds, the residue under a will.

The will contains the following provisions: (1) “I give and devise my dwelling-house and land appurtenant thereto, situated on Pleasant Street, in said Auburn, together with the furniture and household goods of all kinds therein, to my sister-, of South Boston, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to use and enjoy during her lifetime, and from and after her decease to the Auburn Branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, to be used by said Union as a home for girls and women. Authority is…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lackland v. WalkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
  2. Brooks v. City of BelfastSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1897
  3. Snow v. President of Bowdoin CollegeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1934
  4. Doyle v. WhalenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1895
  5. Allen v. Trustees of Nasson InstituteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1910

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. First Universalist Soc. of Bath v. SwettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1952
  2. Manufacturers National Bank v. WoodwardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1944
  3. Goree v. Georgia Industrial HomeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  4. Pierce v. HowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
  5. Eastern Maine General Hospital v. HarrisonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1937

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