Gaede v. Carroll

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Donges, J.

J. Mortimer Coward died March 4th, 1928, having made his last will and testament dated September 3d, 1925, which was admitted to probate by the surrogate of Essex county on March 22d, 1928, and letters testamentary issued to complainant, Henry J. Gaede. Complainant qualified as executor and has since been acting as such executor.

Testator left him surviving his widow, Audrey L. Coward, and a son, John Mortimer Coward, about three years of age at the time of testator’s death. Testator also left him surviving a sister, Miriam Coward Rice, who,…