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· 7/27/1962

Watson v. Goldthwaite

Citations

  • 184 N.E.2d 340
  • 345 Mass. 29
  • 1962 Mass. LEXIS 641

How courts have described this case

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  • construing word \issue\ according to its technical legal meaning where no evidence of testatrix's intentions to contrary
  • no ambiguity in word “issue,” which has technical legal meaning referring to all lineal descendants; extrinsic evidence of testimony pertaining to testatrix’s written instructions inadmissible

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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Williams, Whittemore, Spiegel

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