Nutt v. Morse
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed November 17,1883, by the administrator of the estate of Calvin Morse, to obtain the instructions of the court as to the disposition of certain funds. The case was referred to a master, who found the following facts: The plaintiff’s intestate, Calvin Morse, in 1873, was living in Natick. He was unmarried, and with bis brother, Rufus Morse, and sister, Caroline Morse, lived in a house owned by himself.
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Bill in equity, filed November 17,1883, by the administrator of the estate of Calvin Morse, to obtain the instructions of the court as to the disposition of certain funds. The case was referred to a master, who found the following facts: The plaintiff’s intestate, Calvin Morse, in 1873, was living in Natick. He was unmarried, and with bis brother, Rufus Morse, and sister, Caroline Morse, lived in a house owned by himself. Maria Hayes was his sister, living near him, and Edgar S. Hayes was her son. The other parties to this suit were the descendants of a deceased brother, Willard Morse. On…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, C. J.
The funds in this case are claimed by a brother, two sisters, and a nephew of the deceased, upon the ground that they were given to them severally by him during his lifetime. The claims of each stand upon the same grounds substantially, there being no material difference in the evidence as to each alleged gift. Upon the facts found by the master, it is clear that there was no perfected gift to either of the claimants. The deceased deposited the money in his own name as trustee of each claimant, and told the claimant that he had done so. The books were in the possession of Edgar S. Hayes, one…
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