Manufacturers National Bank v. Woodward

This bill in equity is before us on report. Three times before, problems arising out of the effort of Herbert F. Shaw to provide by his will for a public library for the Town of Mount Vernon, have been before this court. The first case was dismissed without a consideration of the merits. The issues raised by the others have been decided. Manufacturers National Bank, Executor, v. Woodward, 138 Me., 70, 21 A. (2d), 705; Manufacturers National Bank et al. v. Woodward, 140 Me., 117, 34 A. (2d), 471. The first of these latter two arose out of the declination by the town to act as trustee under the…