Kennard v. Kennard
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Appeal from a decree of the judge of probate for the filing and recording of a copy of the'will of Manning Kennard, deceased, and of the probate of the same in Pennsylvania, upon the application of Virginia Kennard, widow and legatee under said will. Facts found by the court.
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Appeal from a decree of the judge of probate for the filing and recording of a copy of the'will of Manning Kennard, deceased, and of the probate of the same in Pennsylvania, upon the application of Virginia Kennard, widow and legatee under said will. Facts found by the court. Manning Kennard resided at Florence, Italy, at the time of his death in December, 1873. Fie left a Avill whereby he gave all his property, real and personal, to his wife, the appellee, to hold for her own use forever. The will was executed in Florence, and was attested by but two subscribing witnesses. To show the…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
Several reasons of appeal from the decree of the probate court, allowing a copy of Manning' Kennard’s will, with a copy of the probate by the orphans’ court of Philadelphia, to be filed, are assigned.
The first reason, that of want of domicile of the testator in Philadelphia, being found against the appellants, cannot prevail.
The second reason is, that the will was not executed according to the laws of New Hampshire, in that the execution of the will was in the presence of only two witnesses, who subscribed their names to the attestation. The provisions of the statute, permitting the copy of a…
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