Nelson v. Woodworth

The case before us concerns the validity of a constructive trust. The controversy is a family one, involving the heirs of Bengta Nelson. The court files in 3 cases have been stipulated as exhibits. The parties have stipulated, also, the facts from which the current action arises, which stipulation, shortened by deletion of nonessential numbering, follows in its substantial entirety:

“Bengta Nelson died July 25, 1925, leaving a last will and testament which was admitted for probate in Bay county, Michigan, and Edith Nelson was appointed executrix of this estate on August 25, 1925, and continued…