Sutton v. . Quinerly

Tbe proceeding under review was instituted before the Clerk of the Superior Court for a twofold purpose: To obtain a court construction of the will of W. 0. Fields, deceased, with respect to the devise in paragraph 5 thereof; and secure an order of sale for certain property therein described. The jurisdiction of the Clerk on matters of construction is not in question, since final action was in the Superior Court before the Judge.

The case went up to the Superior Court on an appeal from the Clerk, the objection being to his construction of the controversial paragraph hereafter quoted, and the…