Dawley v. Congdon

The above entitled cause is the appeal of William P. Dawley from the decree of the probate court of the city of Newport admitting to probate the will of Alice B. Slocum, late of Newport, deceased, including the eighth clause to which reference will hereafter be made.

Said appeal was heard before a justice of the Superior Court sitting with a jury and resulted'in the verdict that the instrument purporting to be the will of Alice B. Slocum, including the clause referred to as the eighth clause, is the will of said Alice B. Slocum.

The cause is before us upon the appellant’s exceptions to certain…