Hodgkins v. Ashby

John H. Bacon left a will by which, after giving certain specific legacies, unconditionally, to the plaintiffs in error, he devised and bequeathed his entire estate unconditionally to his wife, Mary A. Bacon. The will was thus open to construction. If the specific legacies were void, Mrs. Bacon would take the entire estate; if valid she would take as residuary legatee, in which event, in case consent to the will was given, she would receive less than half the estate. She and her son, William H. Bacon, were nominated executors by the will. Mrs. Bacon was duly cited to the hearing upon the…