Legal Opinion
Strout v. Chesley
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 21, 1926PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeasy, J.
Lucy A. Morgan died in 1911 leaving as her only heir at law a daughter, Clara A. Morgan, who was feeble minded and under guardianship. Clara died intestate in 1924. The plaintiff, Sewall C. Strout, is Clara’s administrator. The other plaintiffs and the defendant Helen M. Cook are all of her heirs.
Lucy A. Morgan, the mother, left a will which has been duly probated. She bequeathed to her daughter Clara a life estate in $20,000, and by the same paragraph of the will (numbered 21) she disposed of the remainder dependent upon Clara’s life estate. Then after sundry other bequests the will of Lucy…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- In Re the Accounting of EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Hard v. LeurendusNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Dove v. TorrMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- Browne v. TurnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
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- First Portland National Bank v. Kaler-Vaill Memorial HomeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1959
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- In Re Estate of KnappSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1953
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