Legal Opinion
Harvard Trust Co. v. Attorney Gen. of the United States
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 29, 1952PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The appeals in this case arise from a petition for distribution brought by the trustee under the will of Philipina B. Goepper.
The will of the testatrix, an American citizen of German extraction, was executed on April 21, 1933, and was allowed by the Probate Court for Middlesex County on October 18, 1933. Having bequeathed three fifths of the residue of her estate to three married nieces, the testatrix disposed of the remaining two fifths, the subject of this controversy, as follows:
“Article III . . . Section 4. To said Harvard Trust Company, its successors and assigns, a two-fifths portion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Metcalf v. First Parish in FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Miller v. RouseDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1921
- Bailey v. BaileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Goodwin v. New England Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Child v. ChildMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Brownell v. GebhardtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- In Re Klein's EstateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
- Brownell, Atty. Gen. v. EdmundsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- First National Bank v. KirschmannSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Brownell v. EdmundsDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1953
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