Legal Opinion
Rockland Trust Co. v. Bixby
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 11, 1924PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
The testator, Hans G. Dick, died March 14, 1923. His will, executed on August 26, 1916, was offered for probate. One of the three witnesses to the will was Walter Shuebruk, whose competency was objected to because he was at the time of the execution of the will a stockholder in the Rockland Trust Company, named as one of the executors and trustees, and because he was a member of the Konohassett Lodge of Masons, interested in the trust fund created by the will. The testator’s wife, Abbie A. T. Dick, predeceased him.
Certain bequests of household furniture, books and household property were…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Renwick v. MacomberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Masonic Education & Charity Trust v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Jacobs v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. BaconMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Sears v. DillinghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Caesar v. BurgessCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- In Re Estate of RogersNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
- Lord v. Blackmer MillerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- McCoy v. CleggWyoming Supreme Court · 1927
- MacGregor v. Commissioner of Corporations & TaxationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
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