Willcutt v. Prescott

These are the plaintiffs’ appeals from an order of the single justice sustaining demurrers and from the final decree dismissing the bill in equity for declaratory relief. The bill and attached copies of documents show that the plaintiffs are children of Charles D. Willcutt who died January 1, 1952. Charles was the nephew and one of the heirs of Mary D. B. Hooper who died testate on March 29, 1924. The plaintiffs ask declarations in respect of a compromise agreement made on April 11, 1934, by their father and the other “then heirs” of Mary, with the trustee under the nineteenth clause of…