Johnson v. Johnson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract. The declaration contained five counts, and an amended count was subsequently filed. The defendant demurred. The case was reserved by Grray, C. J., on the declaration and demurrer, for the consideration of the full court, and appears in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtEndicott, J.
The facts of this case, as stated in the declaration and admitted by the demurrer, are as follows : The defendant’s testator and Richard C. Johnson were trustees, under the will of Richard Johnson, to pay over to the plaintiff in quarterly payments during his natural life one fourth part of the income of the estate of Richard Johnson. The trustees entered upon the execution of the trust, and upon the death of Richard C. Johnson the defendant’s testator continued as surviving trustee, until his own death in 1870. During the whole time, the defendant’s testator managed the trust estate and…
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