Barnes v. Boardman
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two BILLS in equity, filed in the Superior Court on November 14, 1887, to redeem land in Boston from a mortgage. Mason, J. overruled the exceptions of both parties to the report of a master, to whom the cases were referred, and dismissed the bills; and both the plaintiffs and the defendants appealed to this court. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDeyens, J.
Benjamin G. Boardman, senior, at his death in March, 1858, left a widow, Sarah W. Boardman, and as his sole heirs at law four sons, Charles W., Edward A., Moses B., and Benjamin Gr. Boardman, junior, all of whom had deceased before the bill was filed. The plaintiffs, who seek to redeem the land in question, claimed under the three sons first named; and the defendants, who oppose such redemption are the administrator of Benjamin G. Boardman, junior, and Bernard A. Doherty and James J. Doherty. By his will, Benjamin G. Boardman, senior, *392devised to his wife, Sarah W., the residue of his estate…
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