Fleming v. May

Beid, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Lizzie Baker Bransford, -a widow without children or other heirs nearer in kin than first cousins, died leaving a will which was offered for probate in solemn form. The first cousins surviving her and who had been served with notice of the proceeding made no objection to the probate of the will. Certain second cousins (who, it is explained in the briefs, were at first, when given notice of the proceedings,, thought to be first cousins) filed a caveat in which objection was made to the probate of the will, on various grounds. On the trial in the superior court of an…