Updike v. Mace
District Court, S.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by Sarah E. Updike against Arthur J. Mace, individually, and against Arthur J. Mace and James Edward Rice, as executors of the will of Malinda G. Mace, deceased. Decree for defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLT, District Judge.
This is a suit in equity brought by the complainant, a citizen of New Jersey, against the defendants, citizens of New York, to establish an oral trust, in favor'of the complainant, on the residuary estate of Levi H. Mace, which was devised and bequeathed to his wife, Malinda G. Mace.
Levi H. Mace, a resident of Williamsbridge, N. Y., died October 20, 1896, in the seventy-second year of his -age. He left surviving His wife, Malinda G. Mace, and three sons: Edward, Henry, .and Arthur. They had another son, Elwood H. Mace, to whom the complainant, whose maiden name was Sarah…
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