Hobbs v. Chesley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtSanderson, J.
This is a petition for the construction of the will of Mary E. Chesley, who died December 6, 1922, brought by the executor of her will against William P. Chesley, Charles W. Chesley, and Edgar A. Gibson. The will, dated February 1,1917, was duly approved and allowed, and the petitioner, Fred A. Hobbs, appointed executor on February 1, 1923. The testatrix, after making several bequests, provided in the fourth clause of her will as follows: “ Fourth: I give and bequeath and devise to my said Nephew, William P. Chesley and Fred W. Chesley, their heirs and assigns forever, all the rest, residue…
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