Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/18/1997
Putnam v. Putnam
Citations
- 425 Mass. 770
- 682 N.E.2d 1351
- 1997 Mass. LEXIS 234
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- relying on § 12.1 to establish standard for existence of mistake in drafting trust instrument, noting reluctance of court to recognize mistake in unambiguous will document
- “the crucial evidence of intent and mistake may well be available from the lawyer who drafted [or misdrafted] the instrument”
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Judges: Wilkins
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22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Bongaards v. MillenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-08-12· cited 69×
- Walker v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-03-23· cited 52×
- BankBoston v. MarlowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-02· cited 29×
- Hillman v. HillmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-03-23· cited 19×
- Flannery v. McNamaraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-11-21· cited 17×
- Fiduciary Trust Co. v. GowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-12· cited 10×
- Fleet National Bank v. WajdaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-06-28· cited 7×
- Ciampa v. Bank of AmericaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-08-13· cited 6×
- Van Riper v. Van RiperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-14· cited 6×
- Dwyer v. DwyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-12-31· cited 6×
- Reynolds v. ReynoldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-12-29· cited 4×
- Florio v. FlorioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-02· cited 4×
- Fleet Bank, N.A. v. Fleet Bank, N.A.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-03-01· cited 2×
- Barker v. BarkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-09-14· cited 2×
- In re the Jessie Caroline Robinson TrustMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-01-23· cited 2×
- Ratchin v. RatchinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-07-25· cited 1×
- Bindman v. ParkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-03-18· cited 1×
- Rogers v. RegnanteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-10-02· cited 1×
- Harootian v. DouvadjianMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-10-04· cited 1×
- Harootian v. DouvadjianMassachusetts Superior Court· 2008-08-04· cited 1×
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Putnam v. PutnamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-09-20· cited 48×
- Berman v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-10· cited 42×
- Pond v. PondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-05-13· cited 30×
- Simches v. SimchesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-11-06· cited 18×
- Loeser v. TalbotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-04-07· cited 8×
- Richardson v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1898-06-23· cited 8×
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