Ely v. Attorney General
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The case was submitted on briefs.
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.
This is a bill for instructions,* by trustees appointed under the will of Charlotte Kingsbury, late of Wellesley, deceased. The questions arise under the residuary clause of her will, which is as follows: “ The residue of my estate, real and personal, I give, bequeath and devise for the purpose of founding a Kindergarten Home for Deaf Children, to be located on the old estate owned by me,—to be founded strictly on the family system, the object being to prepare a limited number of young children to enter under favorable circumstances, those institutions where the deaf are taught to speak by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Teele v. Bishop of DerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Bowden v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- City of Boston v. DoyleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Codman v. BrighamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Stratton v. Physio-Medical CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Village of Hinsdale v. Chicago City Missionary SocietyIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
- Norris v. LoomisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Town of Milton v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Borchers v. TaylorSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1929
- Grimke v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
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