Foster v. City of Boston

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court May 24, 1913

Foster v. City of Boston, 215 Mass. 31 (Mass. 1913)

102 N.E. 359; 1913 Mass. LEXIS 1244

Loring

Opinion of the Court

Loring, J.

These are four petitions for the abatement of taxes like those brought in Williams v. Milton, ante, 1. These are brought by the trustees under a deed of trust called the General Investment Trust. The decision in Williams v. Milton is decisive of the true character of the General Investment Trust. It is a trust and the cestuis que trust are not partners. It follows that the plaintiffs 'are entitled to an abatement in the *32petition against the city of Boston, but not in the other petitions.

J. E. Searle, for the plaintiffs. W. P. Higgins & R. M. Walsh, for the city of Boston, submitted brief. W. H. White, for the town of Brookline, F. Rackemann, for the town of Milton. W. G. Rowe, for the town of Westwood.

So ordered.

Reference

Full Case Name: Charles H. W. Foster & others, trustees v. City of Boston Same v. Inhabitants of Brookline Same v. Inhabitants of Milton Same v. Inhabitants of Westwood
Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published