In re the Estate of Hodsdon

Maximilian Moss, S.

In this proceeding for the judicial settlement of the trustee’s final account, the trustee prays for a construction of testator’s will to determine the validity of the power of appointment exercised by testator’s daughter, Martha. Testator died October 29, 1902. He left his residuary estate in trust with one third of the income therefrom to his widow for life, and two thirds of the income to his four daughters equally. The primary trust ended upon the widow’s death on February 10,1907. The remainder then continued in secondary trusts for each of the daughters with income to…