Legal Opinion

Ferguson v. Massachusetts Audubon Society

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 6, 1944PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtField, C.J.

This case was heard in the Probate Court for final determination upon the first and supplemental accounts of Carl B. Ferguson, executor of the will of Albertina von Arnim, late of Brookline, deceased, and is reported for our consideration under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 215, § 13.

Said Albertina von Arnim died October 12, 1936, leaving a will which was dated November 29, 1933, and proved April 9, 1937. She had a power of appointment under the will of her mother, Elizabeth von Arnim, and also a power of appointment under the will of her father, Theodore F. von Arnim. The testatrix provided in her…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Riggs v. Del DragoSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Walker v. Treasurer & Receiver GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
  3. Warner v. BatesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
  4. McCurdy v. McCallumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
  5. Smith v. LivermoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  2. Lipic v. WheelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
  3. Buffinton v. MasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
  4. Thomas v. FoxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
  5. Estate of Rice v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1963

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