Goodwin v. McGaughey
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Winona county against J. B. McGaughey as surviving trustee under the will of Mary E. Wake-field, deceased, and certain beneficiaries under that will to construe the will and determine how much of the interest, rent, and income of said estate should be paid to the plaintiff annually under the provisions of the will, and to direct the trustee to transfer and deliver her ten shares of stock in the Merchants Bank of Winona issued in payment of…
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Action in the district court for Winona county against J. B. McGaughey as surviving trustee under the will of Mary E. Wake-field, deceased, and certain beneficiaries under that will to construe the will and determine how much of the interest, rent, and income of said estate should be paid to the plaintiff annually under the provisions of the will, and to direct the trustee to transfer and deliver her ten shares of stock in the Merchants Bank of Winona issued in payment of the stock dividend referred to in the opinion. The case was tried before Snow, J., who made findings and dismissed the…
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
On May 26, 1894, Mary E. Wakefield, residing at Winona, made a will which contained the following provisions:
“10. All the estate thereafter remaining, I direct to be turned over to my trustees hereinafter named, to be by them invested in such a way as to bear interest, and if any real estate shall be found belonging to my estate, I authorize and empower the said trustees to sell and convey the same and invest the proceeds of such sales in such a way as to produce an annual income, and to pay all the interest arising out of my personal property left, and out of the proceeds of my real estate…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gibbons v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Minot v. PaineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Hite's Devisees v. Hite'sCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1892
- Kalbach v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Bates v. PorterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Tax Commissioner v. PutnamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Nirdlinger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- In Re Trust Under Will of ClarkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- In re Heaton's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1915
- In Re Trust Under Will of KoffendSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
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