Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Briggs
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1943PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
Under the will of James E. Watkins, of which the respondent is the surviving executor, the petitioner was given a legacy of $1,000, payment of which is sought in this petition under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 197, § 19. Wilbur v. Hallett, 305 Mass. 554. Evidently because of a deficiency of assets, the petitioner is entitled to only seventy per cent of the legacy, ór $700. No contention to the contrary is made. The probate judge ordered the respondent to give the petitioner credit for $700 against the “claim of the estate against the petitioner for $1,000 arising out of the petitioner’s refusal to…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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