Noren v. Sillitoe

The complainant, Amanda Noren, is the executrix named and who qualified under the will of Betty Carlson. The bill of complaint requests construction of the will and advice in two respects: (1) the nature of the estate given thereunder to complainant, and (2) whether complainant as executrix was given power to sell real property.

Aside from the real property mentioned in her will which was of the value of about $6,000 encumbered by a mortgage upon which the balance due was $427.59, the personal property of the deceased at the time of the making of her will did not exceed the sum of $200. At the…