Robinson v. Adams
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions and motion foe a new teial on tbe ground that the verdict and special findings of the jury were against law and evidence. This was an appeal from the decree of the probate court of this. county at its November Term, 1867, approving, allowing and admitting to probate certain instruments purporting to be tbe last will and testament of the late Mary W. Green, and a codicil thereto.
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On exceptions and motion foe a new teial on tbe ground that the verdict and special findings of the jury were against law and evidence. This was an appeal from the decree of the probate court of this. county at its November Term, 1867, approving, allowing and admitting to probate certain instruments purporting to be tbe last will and testament of the late Mary W. Green, and a codicil thereto. Mrs. Green’s residence at the time of her death was in Topsham, where she had formerly lived with her late husband, Gardner Green, who died in 1840. His widow, the testatrix, survived him about…
1Opinion of the CourtKent, J.
This is an appeal from the decree of the probate court, allowing and probating the instruments purporting to be the last will and testament and codicil of Mary W. Green, widow of Gardner Green, late of Topsliam, in this county, deceased.
The sole heir at law, the appellant, contests the probate of the *396will and codicil. The will and codicil, instead of giving the estate directly to her, absolutely and in fee, devises all the property and estate, after payment of debts and expenses, to trustees, in trust for the uses specified. The substance of the provisions as to the trusts designated is —…
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