Legal Opinion

O'brien, Admr. v. Holden

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided May 4, 1932PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPowers, C. J.

This suit was commenced as an action at law brought by the administrator of Mary A. K. Cook against Rosana C. Holden to recover certain unpaid items of income which had accrued under a trust created by the intestate. The defendant therein obtained an order that the action be amended into a suit in chancery and transferred to that court, in accordance with the provisions of the Practice Act. This order having been complied with, the plaintiff filed a complaint which materially broadened the scope of the original complaint — -though it involved only the same trust — and brought in several new…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Englestien v. MintzIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Platt v. ShieldsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1923
  3. Matthews v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
  4. Town of Montpelier v. Town of East MontpelierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1856
  5. Porter v. Bank of RutlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1847

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Kerwin v. DonaghyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  2. Bixby v. California Trust Co.California Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Dieter v. ScottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1939
  4. H. M. Byllesby & Co. v. DoriotCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1940
  5. Patch v. SquiresSupreme Court of Vermont · 1933

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