Bowden v. Owen

Under two declarations of trust the property of Julia Sutfin, all personal, was held by William McEchron of Glens Falls as trustee; at her death this property was to pass to the legatees named in her will, or, in default of a will,, to her next of kin. She died, leaving a last will and testament, in which she named the defendant Hearl L. Owen executor and residuary legatee, and the only other bequest was $1,000 to the Reformed Church of Schuylerville. She left her surviving no husband, descendant, ancestor, brother or sister, or descendant of brother or sister. Her nearest blood relatives…