Legal Opinion
Old Colony Trust Co. v. Johnson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 29, 1943PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is an appeal from a decree entered upon the petition of the trustee under the will of Maria J. Birchard (hereinafter referred to as the testatrix) seeking instructions as to the proper distribution of the trust fund held by it under the will of the testatrix.
The testatrix died on October 12, 1884. Her estate con*705sisted solely of personal property. She was survived by her husband, Edwin A. Birchard. Under the statutes then in force he would have been entitled to the entire personal estate had the testatrix died without lawfully disposing of it by will. Pub. Sts. c. 135, § 3. The testatrix…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Metcalf v. First Parish in FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Ware v. MinotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. BlanchardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Fitts v. PowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Fargo v. MillerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
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3Cited by17 opinions
- National Shawmut Bank v. JoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Langlois v. LangloisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Taylor v. AlbreeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Buffinton v. MasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- National Shawmut Bank of Boston v. ZinkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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