Noel v. Noel

Jacob S. Noel died intestate on January 21st, 1936, and left surviving him a widow, Ethel M. Noel. He had no descendants, and his mother, Mary J. Noel, and a sister, Maude Noel Welsh, and a brother, Frank D. Noel, who survived him, are his only next of kin. His widow was appointed his administratrix, and controversies arose over what constituted his estate. On August 7th, 1936, the widow, as sole plaintiff, filed in equity a suit against the mother and sister of her late husband, and, the Fidelity Trust Company and Equitable Trust Company. The two companies are the corporate bailees of…