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· 12/10/1970

Porreca v. Gaglione

Citations

  • 265 N.E.2d 348
  • 358 Mass. 365

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming the admission of “parol evidence” to prove that a trust instrument was a sham
  • extrinsic evidence is not barred “because the defendants attempt not to vary or contradict [the trust’s] terms but, rather, to challenge its very existence”

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Judges: Kirk, Quirico, Reardon, Spalding, Tauro

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