Coram v. Davis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill nr equity, filed on February 14, 1910, in the Supreme Judicial Court and afterwards amended. The substance of the averments of the bill and of the exhibits annexed thereto is as follows.* In March, 1890, one Andrew J. Davis of Butte, Montana, a man of great wealth, died. He left no widow.
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Bill nr equity, filed on February 14, 1910, in the Supreme Judicial Court and afterwards amended. The substance of the averments of the bill and of the exhibits annexed thereto is as follows.* In March, 1890, one Andrew J. Davis of Butte, Montana, a man of great wealth, died. He left no widow. His next of kin by the law of Montana, as well as by that of Massachusetts, were brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces, by name as follows; John A. Davis, a brother who was substantially the sole beneficiary named in a writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Andrew J. Davis, and who, if…
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
The plaintiff alleges in his bill that for his advances made to the defendant Root for his benefit and for that of the other four heirs to the Davis estate for whom Root was acting (hereinafter called the Root group), he had, under the assignments made by the Root group, a lien upon fractional interests of what would be their respective shares in said estate if the will of the elder Davis should not be allowed; that by the agreement of compromise made on April 28, 1893, between the parties in interest, the will, although in form to be allowed, was in reality set aside and shares larger than…
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