Crowell v. Stefani

1. The question for decision by the trial judge was whether it was the intention of Loris Stefani and his sons at the time of the October 30,1970, transaction that the sons’ attorney should take and hold title to the stock and real estate for the benefit of Loris or for the benefit of his sons. Collins v. Curtin, 325 Mass. 123, 125 (1949). The judge decided this adversely to the defendants, and his conclusion is not “clearly erroneous.” Mass.R.Civ.P. 52(a), 365 Mass. 816 (1974). There was evidence to support the findings that Loris Stefani and his sons understood: (a) that the sons and their…