Legal Opinion
Frost v. Hunter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 24, 1942PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is a petition by the trustee under the will of Richard Ela seeking instructions as to the distribution of the “balance of cash now in his hands” and as to the proper disposition of an “Autograph Book” referred to in the will of the testator. The evidence is not reported but at the request of the appellant the judge made a report of material facts as provided by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 215, § H.
The testator, a resident of Wareham, died May 23, 1923. He had been a member of the bar and drew his own will. He had been a part owner in the Standard Turning Works, “a small wood turning business,”…
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