Legal Opinion
Angell v. Lighthipe
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 28, 1925PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
The will of Charles N. Shaw having been offered for probate by the petitioner, the respondent, a first cousin and his sole heir at law, appeared as a contestant and upon her application the court framed the following issues to be submitted to a jury: “Was the said Charles N. Shaw at the time of the execution of said alleged will of sound mind?” “Was the execution of said alleged will . . . procured through the fraud or undue influence of Lillian H. Angelí and Isaac Harold Angelí and Robert E. Goodwin, or either of them?” The petitioner appealed. G. L. c. 215, §§ 9, 16. A stenographer was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fuller v. SylviaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Neill v. BrackettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Cook v. MosherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Whitney v. TwomblyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Raynes v. SharpMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mirick v. PhelpsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- O'Brien v. CollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Allen v. GuarenteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Old Colony Trust Co. v. YongeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Brackett v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
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