Collins v. Collins

This action was brought to construe the last will and testament of John Collins, deceased. The plaintiffs were the executors and trustees named in the will. The defendants were the beneficiaries. The trial was to the court, without a jury, and resulted in find ings of fact, conclusions of law and a judgment construing the will, from which the defendant Emma Collins Downey appeals.

John Collins died April 23, 1903. His last will was executed December 23, 1901, and after his death, was duly admitted to probate. The respondent Angie B. Collins, the widow of the deceased, qualified as one of the…