Legal Opinion
Hignett v. Sherman
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 3, 1924No. 10,628PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
1. John S. Hart died testate. When his will was made, and also at the time of his death, his sole heirs at law were his five children, three sons, Andrew, Nathaniel' and Charles, and two married daughters, Mary Riddle and Gertrude Hignett. The will, after providing in the first clause or item for the payment of claims'against the estate, in clauses or items 2, 3, 4, and 5, contains specific bequests of $1.00 to each of the three sons and to Mrs. Riddle, and the ones relating to Charles and Mrs. Riddle release and cancel the debts they owe their father. In the 6th clause the residuary estate,…
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