Legal Opinion
Pond v. Pond
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 13, 1997PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiff, trustee of the Sidney M. Pond Trust 1991, a revocable trust (trust), filed a complaint in the Probate and Family Court seeking reformation of the trust. The plaintiff alleges that, due to scrivener’s errors in the form of omissions and ambiguities, the declaration of trust fails to give effect to the settlor’s intent. At the request of the parties a Probate Court judge reserved and reported the case to the Appeals Court pursuant to G. L. c. 215, § 13, and Mass. R. *895Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974). We granted the plaintiffs application for direct appellate review. See…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Berman v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Mazzola v. MyersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Babson v. BabsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Shawmut Bank, N.A. v. BuckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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