Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/25/1972

Billings v. Fowler

Citations

279 N.E.2d 906
361 Mass. 230
1972 Mass. LEXIS 877

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complaint seeking declaratory relief may be utilized to same effect as traditional petitions for instructions
c. 231A “was intended to expand, at least in the discretion of the court, prior provisions for the interpretation of written instruments”
Court construed the terms of a will even though no direct, immediate interest of the present life beneficiary would be affected, and immediate estate planning problems were evident and dependent on a resolution of the subject ambiguity
“estate planning interest is sufficient to permit declaratory relief”
“estate planning interest is sufficient to permit declaratory relief’

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Judges: Tauro, Cutter, Quirico, Braucher, Hennessey

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