Hawley v. the Trenton Banking Co. of Trenton

One Anna B. Stokes died on October 21, 1946, having executed a last will and testament dated October 30, 1943, which was admitted to probate by the Surrogate of the County of Mercer on November 20, 1946. Pursuant to the testamentary nominations in the will, letters were issued to the defendants Trenton Banking Company and Godfrey W. Schroth as executors of the decedent's estate.

It is acknowledged that at the time of the death of the testatrix, two or more of the legatees had predeceased the testatrix. They were not, however, within the classes of relatives or descendants of the testatrix…