Legal Opinion

Riley v. McMaster

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 24, 1943PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.

This is a petition for the interpretation of the will of Mary T. Riddle, late of Barnstable, who died on January 1, 1941. By her will she gave to twelve persons pecuniary legacies ranging from $100 to $1,500, and *740gave to Leo J. McMaster “all stocks and securities owned by me at the time of my death.”

Her will continued as follows: “All the rest, residue and remainder of my estates, real and personal, (with the exception of certain articles of jewelry and personal effects listed by me before my death with instructions as to their distribution) to be divided equally between Condita Riley of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wellman v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
  2. Bigelow v. GillottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
  3. Old Colony Trust Co. v. TreadwellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
  4. BatchelderMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
  5. Casey v. GenterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. National Shawmut Bank v. JoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
  2. Hussey v. HusseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948

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