Huston v. Dodge
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This is a bill in equity, brought by the trustees of the residuary estate, under the will of Isaac Dodge, late of Newcastle, in the County of Lincoln, praying for a construction of the will and for instructions. The heirs of Isaac Dodge, the beneficiaries under the will and the executor of the will of Arabella Dodge, widow of testator, are parties defendant. Answers by defendants were filed and replication thereto by plaintiffs.
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On report. This is a bill in equity, brought by the trustees of the residuary estate, under the will of Isaac Dodge, late of Newcastle, in the County of Lincoln, praying for a construction of the will and for instructions. The heirs of Isaac Dodge, the beneficiaries under the will and the executor of the will of Arabella Dodge, widow of testator, are parties defendant. Answers by defendants were filed and replication thereto by plaintiffs. At the close of the hearing, the cause was, by agreement of parties, reported to the Law Court upon bill and answer, it being agreed that the facts stated…
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, C. J.
Bill in equity brought by the trustees of the residuary estate under the will of Isaac Dodge, late of Newcastle, praying for a construction of the will and for instructions. The heirs of Isaac Dodge, the beneficiaries under the will, and the executor of the will of his widow, Arabella Dodge, are.parties defendant. The case comes up on report. No evidence is reported, but it is stipulated that “the facts stated in the bill are true.”
Some of the questions presented in the prayer of the bill do not concern the administration of the trust by the trustees, but relate to *248matters which are as yet…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harlow v. BaileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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- Moore v. EmerySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1941
- Fiduciary Trust Co. v. BrownSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
- Ziehl Ex Rel. Ziehl v. Maine National BankSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- First Portland National Bank v. RodriqueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1961
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