DAVIS v. HANNAM


369 Mass. 26 (1975)

336 N.E.2d 858

J. WINTHROP DAVIS & another, trustees vs. BETTY CHARLESWORTH HANNAM & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

November 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy H. Donohue, guardian ad litem, for Simon Bond Hichisson & others.

Michael L. Colten, guardian ad litem, for Pauline Ballard & others.

Present: TAURO, C.J., REARDON, BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, & WILKINS, JJ.


HENNESSEY, J.

The petitioners, J. Winthrop Davis and The First National Bank of Boston, as trustees under the will of Charles Davis, brought this suit in the Probate Court seeking instructions concerning whether and to what extent Betty Charlesworth Hannam, the adopted granddaughter of the testator Charles Davis, and other adopted issue of the testator are entitled to share in the current trust income and are to be regarded as beneficiaries under the will. Two guardians...

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