PUTNAM v. PUTNAM


425 Mass. 770 (1997)

STANTON W. PUTNAM v. STANTON W. PUTNAM & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

August 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Doherty & R. David Beck, for Stanton W. Putnam, submitted a brief.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., ABRAMS, O'CONNOR, GREANEY, & MARSHALL, JJ.


WILKINS, C.J.

Here on direct appellate review is a reservation and report of an action seeking the reformation of the Stanton W. Putnam charitable remainder unitrust (unitrust). The plaintiff settlor of the unitrust (Putnam) contends that the trust instrument, drafted by a lawyer now deceased, provides for annual distributions to Putnam or to a named successor (King) that (a) are inconsistent with his intent to benefit the charities that have remainder interests in...

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