Manning v. Manning
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Middlesex, on August 15, 1917, by the trustees under the will of Prentiss Hobbs, late of Brighton, for instructions as to the distribution of the estate and property in their hands as such trustees upon the death of Elizabeth L. Howe, the last survivor of the children of the testator, who died on February 27, 1916. The judge of the Probate Court made a decree “that the grandchildren of said Prentiss Hobbs living at…
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Bill in equity, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Middlesex, on August 15, 1917, by the trustees under the will of Prentiss Hobbs, late of Brighton, for instructions as to the distribution of the estate and property in their hands as such trustees upon the death of Elizabeth L. Howe, the last survivor of the children of the testator, who died on February 27, 1916. The judge of the Probate Court made a decree “that the grandchildren of said Prentiss Hobbs living at the death of Elizabeth L. Howe, but none of the other defendants, are entitled to the estate in the hands of the…
1Opinion of the CourtDe Courcy, J.
Prentiss Hobbs died on August 28,1858, leaving an estate worth about $125,000. His wife predeceased him; and he was survived by his four children, Abby R. (Manning), Lydia, Joshua B. F., and Elizabeth L., born respectively in the years 1831, 1836, 1837 and 1839. A grandchild, Prentiss Hobbs Manning, also survived him; and Mrs. Manning was the only one of the testator’s children then married.
The will of Mr. Hobbs was executed ten days before his death. He bequeathed his estate, subject to the payment of his debts, to trustees, provided an annuity of $50 for his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lincoln; and…
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