Legal Opinion
Bliss v. Johnson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 12, 1966PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
TAPLEY, Justice.
On report. This action is before us upon complaint and answer for such final decision as the rights of the parties may require.
On April 5, 1937 Raymond V. N. Bliss, husband of Julia R. Bliss, created an Inter *307Vivos Trust. The National Shawmut Bank of Boston is the sole Trustee. Mr. Bliss died on May 2, 1961. The trust established a marital trust known as “Trust Fund A” for the benefit of Julia R. Bliss, wife of Raymond V. N. Bliss. The trust provided for a general testamentary power of appointment in Julia R. Bliss. The power of appointment is couched in the following language:
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1955
- Gould v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1960
- First National Bank of Minneapolis v. Commissioner of TaxationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Montague v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
3Cited by1 opinion
- Leidy Chemicals Foundation, Inc. v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976