Gilman v. Gilman
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Beport from. Nisi Pmís,.BicE, J., presiding. Appeal from a decree of the Judge of Probate for the county of Kennebec, admitting to probate a paper claimed to be a copy of the last will, and testament of Nathaniel Gilman.
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On Beport from. Nisi Pmís,.BicE, J., presiding. Appeal from a decree of the Judge of Probate for the county of Kennebec, admitting to probate a paper claimed to be a copy of the last will, and testament of Nathaniel Gilman. On March 25, 1861, the appellee entered a- petition in the Probate Court for the county of Kennebec, alleging, substantially, that she was heir at law of Nathaniel Gilman, late of Waterville, in said county, deceased;. that he died at Waterville, Deo. 19, 1859, leaving a large estate, real and personal, in said county; that said deceased was a citizen of, and had his…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn by
Davis, J.
This case comes before us upon an appeal from a decree of the Probate Court, admitting to probate and allowing the last will and testament of Nathaniel Gil-man. It was proved by a copy, the original being beyond the jurisdiction of the Court.
The validity of the will is not questioned. But the testator left a large amount of property in the city of New York as well as in this State; and the will has been proved and allowed there, on proof of its execution merely, without any inquiry in regard to domicil. The Surrogate seems to have assumed that…
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