Buffinton v. Maxam
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition to the Probate Court, by Phebe A. I. Buffinton, that the respondent, Harriet Maxam, be ordered to render an account as trustee under the will of Borden C. Tallman.
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Petition to the Probate Court, by Phebe A. I. Buffinton, that the respondent, Harriet Maxam, be ordered to render an account as trustee under the will of Borden C. Tallman. The will, except the parts merely formal, was as follows s “ 1st. To my daughter Harriet I give my half of the farm, together with produce, stock, and farming implements thereon, and the rest and residue of all my property, whether real or personal, of whatever name or nature, for the support of my daughter Caroline E., except the following legacies. 2d. To my daughter Phebe Ann I give five dollars. 3d. To my daughter…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
The decision of this case depends on the • construction of the first clause of the will of Borden C. Tallman, which is as follows: “ To my daughter Harriet .1 give my half of the farm, together with produce,; stock, and farming implements thereon, and the rest and residue of all my property, whether real or personal, of whatever name or nature, for the support of my daughter Caroline .E-, except the following legacies.”
*479It has already been decided that, under this clause, the respondent, Harriet Maxam, took an absolute estate in one half of the farm, together with the produce, stock, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Loring v. LoringMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Buffinton v. MaxamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
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