Legal Opinion
In Re Trust Estate of Houghton
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 4, 1954No. 1111PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
This is a petition brought to the probate court for the district of Marlboro by the Vermont-Peoples National Bank, substitute under the will of Major C. Houghton, late of Brattleboro. It asks for a determination of the rights of Ella B. Houghton,' the widow, as a life beneficiary in a trust set up by the will.
The judge of probate for the district of Marlboro disqualified herself and appointed the judge of probate for the district of Bennington to act in her place. A hearing was had on the petition, findings of fact were made and a decree entered. The case is here on exceptions of the bank as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rezzemini v. . BrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- In Re Robinson's WillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1929
- Tuttle v. TuttleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
- Jones v. ClymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- In Re Estate of BoutwellSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
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3Cited by12 opinions
- T. Everett Starrett v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1955
- Butt v. Bank of America, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Alexander v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- In Re Estate of ValiquetteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
- In Re Estate of BarslowSupreme Court of Vermont · 1969
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