SULLIVAN v. GOULETTE


344 Mass. 307 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 519

GLORIA B. SULLIVAN, administratrix, vs. JOHN A. GOULETTE & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 3, 1962.

May 8, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Selma R. Fox, (Daniel J. McGillicuddy & Daniel G. Rollins with her,) for the respondents.

Joseph J. Hurley, (Maurice R. Flynn, Jr., with him,) for the petitioner.

Sumner H. Rogers, Edward J. Barshak, Richard S. Bowers, Harold Horvitz, Nathan Fink, Kenneth B. Hughes, H. William Radovsky, H. Brian Holland, George C. Caner, Jr., & W. Lincoln Boyden, by leave of court, submitted briefs as amici curiae.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, WILLIAMS, WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, KIRK, & SPIEGEL, JJ.


CUTTER, J.

These are appeals by Goulette and Mrs. McCaul, two of four children of Mrs. Corbett, who died intestate in 1954, from decrees of the Probate Court allowing (a) with modifications, the substituted first account of the administratrix (also a child of Mrs. Corbett) and (b) her petition for distribution. There is a report of material facts. The evidence is reported.

The estate consisted of $300 of tangible personal property. The administratrix, however...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases