Hodgdon v. Cummings

This is an appeal from a probate decree upon the petition of Dorcas H. Cummings, setting forth that the respondent, David M. Hodgdon, is the administrator of the estate of William C. Hodgdon; that she is the sole heir at law of the intestate ; and that she was induced by fraud of the respondent to consent to his retaining one half of the balance of the estate in his hands on the final settlement of his account; and asking that he be ordered to open his account and pay her the one half of that balance which he retained. The petition was dismissed in the probate court, and the petitioner…