American Surety Co. of New York v. Dickson

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Pattebson,

This appeal is from a decree dismissing a bill in equity in aid of an attachment execution.

Erskine Hazard, grandfather of Arthur G. Dickson, the judgment debtor, died on February 26,1865, leaving a will wherein he gave a share of his estate in trust for Dickson’s mother, Fanny Hazard Dickson, for life, with a general power of appointment by will as to the principal, and providing that in default of appointment the fund should go to her children, in equal shares. Fanny Hazard Dickson died testate, on August 17, 1913, and in her will exercised the power by…