Legal Opinion
City Bank Farmers Trust Co. v. Carpenter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 12, 1946PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This is a petition by the trustee under the will of Grace E. Winslow for instructions as to who should be paid a bequest of $500 and a share in the residue, which a codicil of the, will provided should be paid "to the Town of Shirley aforesaid to be held by them, as a fund the income thereof to be used for the maintenance of a Home for the Poor.” The town appealed from a final decree stating that this bequest had lapsed and ordering payment thereof to the respondent Marjorie Carpenter. The latter is the surviving individual residuary legatee.
The testatrix died May 25, 1915, leaving a daughter…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City of Boston v. DolanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Teele v. Bishop of DerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Cary Library v. BlissMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Adams v. PlunkettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Attorney General v. City of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Lowell v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Ames v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Weaver v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Briggs v. Merchants National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Nickols v. Commissioners of Middlesex CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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