Jones v. Dodge

This action is brought by the substituted trustee to obtain a construction of the will creating an express trust and for instructions respecting his authority in regard thereto.

George W. Dodge died March 9, 1881, leaving an estate of upward of $125,000. February thirteenth, preceding his death, he made and executed the will in question, which was admitted to probate shortly after his decease by the surrogate of Oneida county. ITe left a widow and four children him surviving, all of whom are parties defendant, excepting a son, Nathaniel, who died in 1907, leaving two children, the defendants…