Legal Opinion

Lee v. Welch

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 4, 1894PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.

This is a bill brought by the trustees under the will of William D. Sohier, for the construction of the last words of the following clause of the will: “ During the life of my wife the balance of the net income of all the residue of my estate, real and personal, shall be equally divided and paid to and among my children, and after her decease all my estate shall be divided into as many equal parts as the number of my children who survive her shall be (the issue of a deceased child always standing in loco parentis) and the shares of my sons may be taken by them and be at their absolute…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. O'Rourke v. BeardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gray v. WhittemoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  2. Robertson v. RobertsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  3. Wood's Administratrix v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1905

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