Legal Opinion
B. M. C. Durfee Trust Co. v. Taylor
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 5, 1950PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
Walter J. Wixon died on August 13, 1942, *202leaving a will which was duly proved and allowed. The third clause of his will reads as follows: “I give $5,000 to the B. M. C. Durfee Trust Co. of Fall River, Mass, in trust ... to pay over to my grandchildren, quarterly, the net income therefrom, until they become 25 years of age, at which time the principal, discharged of all trust, is to be divided between them. In case any of these children [sic] should die before becoming 25 years of age, without issue, then the total amount of this trust fund shall go to the remaining grandchildren. If any of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hill v. MoorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
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- Hatfield v. SohierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
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