Legal Opinion
Powers v. Steele
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 20, 1985PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
In this action the trustee of an inter vivas trust seeks a declaration that a child bom out of wedlock to the donor’s life tenant son, and formally declared legitimate in the State of the child’s domicil, is the “issue” of the donor and his son for purposes of the trust. The trustee maintains that the child is thus entitled to succeed to the father’s interest in the trust. We agree.
The case is submitted on a statement of agreed facts. In April, 1957, the donor established an inter vivas trust providing for payment of income to the donor for life, then to his wife for life, and then to his two…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ross v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Fuss v. Fuss (No. 1)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Fiduciary Trust Co. v. MishouMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Billings v. FowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- In re the Accounting of the Bank of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Powers v. WilkinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Cc v. AbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Woodward v. Commissioner of Social SecurityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- P.B.C. v. D.HMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Pbc v. DhMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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