Legal Opinion
Smith v. Gentilotti
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 8, 1977PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
The plaintiffs, mother and son, sued the father’s executrix on an instrument in the form of a check payable to the order of the son for $20,000, executed by the father in 1969 and delivered to the mother, postdated November 4, 1984. The check was indorsed by the father as follows: “For Edward Joseph Smith Gentilotti My Son If I should pass away The amount of $20000.00 dollars Shall be taken from My Estate at death. S. Gentilotti 11-25-69”. A judge of the Probate Court reported the case under G. L. c. 215, § 13, and we brought it here on our own motion. We hold that judgment should be entered…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Blanchette v. BlanchetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Loew v. MinasianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Beauregard v. KnowltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Mason v. GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- McQuesten v. SpaldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Sur-Gro Plant Food Co. v. MorganOhio Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. HayesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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