Crawford v. Langmaid
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, under the Pub. Sts. c. 151, § 2, cl. 11, as amended by the St. of 1884, c. 285, by a judgment creditor of the defendant, Dorcas A. Langmaid, to reach and apply upon his debt her interest in a trust property held by the other defendants.
Read the full summary
Bill in equity, under the Pub. Sts. c. 151, § 2, cl. 11, as amended by the St. of 1884, c. 285, by a judgment creditor of the defendant, Dorcas A. Langmaid, to reach and apply upon his debt her interest in a trust property held by the other defendants. The case was heard in the Superior Court, by Sheldon, J., who ruled that the plaintiff was entitled to hold the principal of the trust fund, and entered a decree directing that the defendants “ forthwith convert into cash such portions of the corpus of the property mentioned in the bill of complaint as may be necessary to make the sum of…
1Opinion of the CourtLathrop, J.
By two deeds, executed on the same day, Mrs. Langmaid conveyed all her property to trustees, to manage the property and to pay her the net income semiannually during her life, and on her decease “ to convey and transfer the said trust estate or the residue thereof to such person or persons and such object or objects, and in such way and manner as the said Dorcas A., by her last will and testament, duly admitted to probate in the Probate Court of said Suffolk County, shall provide and direct, or in default of a duly probated will to convey and transfer said trust estate to the legal heirs and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Clapp v. IngrahamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- Pacific National Bank v. WindramMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Olney v. BalchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Whipple v. FairchildMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Hall v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- National Shawmut Bank v. JoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Greenwich Trust Co. v. TysonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Shattuck v. BurrageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Fiduciary Trust Co. v. MishouMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Forbes v. SnowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.