Wood v. McDonald

These are appeals from orders of the Probate Court denying motions to frame issues for trial by jury concerning an instrument offered for probate as the last will of Florence A. Heffernan, late of Boston. The only issue argued is, "Was the execution of said alleged will of said Florence A. Heffernan procured by the fraud or undue influence of Henry F. Wood exercised upon the said Florence A. Heffernan?” The motions were submitted to the judge upon oral statements of expected evidence by counsel for the contestants and counsel for the proponent together with the interrogatories submitted to…