Morris v. Smith

This is a petition by the executrix of the will of Dorothy M. Morris for instructions with respect to the meaning of said will. 1 The judge entered a decree that Ida M. Morris took only a life estate. There was no error.

The evidence is not reported but the judge filed what in effect is a report of material facts. It appears that Ida M. Morris was the mother of the testatrix and that she was about ninety-one years old when the testatrix died. By survivorship upon the death of Dorothy, and apart from the will, she acquired personal property amounting to $20,-000 and real estate valued at…