Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Bray
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 24, 1943PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
This is a petition for instructions, brought by the trustee under the will of Robert Fears, who died August 27, 1886, leaving as his only heirs his four children; Robert R. Fears, George L. Fears, Otis S. Fears and Esther L. Pew.
By his will, which was executed on April 11, 1885, Robert Fears gave to each of his three children other than Otis S. Fears, one fourth of the residue of his estate. The other fourth he gave to trustees upon the following trust: "To pay to my son Otis S. Fears, one thousand dollars out of the same, in two equal payments, within one year after my death, and to pay the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Gilman v. Congregational Home Missionary SocietyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Hite v. HiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Welch v. BlanchardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
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