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McCormack v. Quilty

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided February 28, 1929PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPuUGG, C.J.

This is an appeal from an order denying a

motion for the framing of issues to a jury in a will case. The governing principles of law touching that matter have been recently formulated with care and need not be repeated. Fuller v. Sylvia, 240 Mass. 49. Cook v. Mosher, 243 Mass. 149. Clark v. McNeil, 246 Mass. 250. Burroughs v. White, 246 Mass. 258.

One of the requested issues was whether the decedent was of sound mind at the time of the execution of the alleged will. The principles of law as to what constitutes soundness of mind in this connection are established. It would be superfluous to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Fuller v. SylviaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
  2. Neill v. BrackettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  3. Clark v. McNeilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
  4. Cook v. MosherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
  5. Whitney v. TwomblyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Swift v. CharestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
  2. Marshall v. CramMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
  3. Berry v. LeonardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
  4. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. KingsburyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
  5. French v. DesmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929

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