In re Hall's Estate
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from probate. Heard upon the report of a commissioner at the June Term, 1897, Orange County, Thompson, J., presiding. Both parties excepted. The pertinent facts not stated in the opinion are presented by the following extract from the report: “Electa Hall died February 22, 1885, leaving the will of which the appellee, Skinner, is executor. Under this will John Hall, her surviving husband, was sole legatee.
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Appeal from probate. Heard upon the report of a commissioner at the June Term, 1897, Orange County, Thompson, J., presiding. Both parties excepted. The pertinent facts not stated in the opinion are presented by the following extract from the report: “Electa Hall died February 22, 1885, leaving the will of which the appellee, Skinner, is executor. Under this will John Hall, her surviving husband, was sole legatee. It is dated December 23, 1882, and was probated May 21, 1885. It was presented for probate by the executor March 4, 1885. “Electa Hall had been four times married. She was the wife…
1Opinion of the CourtTaft, J.
The questions in this case arise upon the report of a commissioner to settle the administration account of Edward R. Skinner, executor of the will of Electa Hall. The commissioner charges the executor with five items, which are objected to, the first being for money on hand at the death of the testatrix; the second for wood, furniture *462and other property left by the testatrix, which disappeared after her death. The commissioner reports that these items were lost to the estate by reason of the want of ordinary diligence on the part of the executor in the performance of his duty. They were part…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Walton v. Estate of HallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
- Hard v. BurtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1890
- Farrant v. BatesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1887
- Hartford v. School District No. 13Supreme Court of Vermont · 1896
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