Voorhies v. Otterson
New Jersey Court of Chancery
.On bill, &c. Ex parte. This bill of complaint is .filed by William S. Yoorhies, executor and trustee under the last will of Nelson S. Hibbler, deceased, to obtain a decree instructing the complainant touching his duty in the performance of his trust in regard to the payment of certain moneys bequeathed by the will of the decedent.
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.On bill, &c. Ex parte. This bill of complaint is .filed by William S. Yoorhies, executor and trustee under the last will of Nelson S. Hibbler, deceased, to obtain a decree instructing the complainant touching his duty in the performance of his trust in regard to the payment of certain moneys bequeathed by the will of the decedent. The will of the decedent testator, Nelson S. Hibbler, is dated the 15th day of August, 1887. The testator departed this life on the 8th day of March, 1888, and his will was proven on the 18th day of April, 1888, before the ordinary of the State of New Jersey, by…
1Opinion of the Court
Grey, V. C.
The complainant asks the determination of the effect of the will of the decedent, Nelson S. Hibbler, in making a bequest of $2,000 to Willetta Otterson, one of the children of Josephine Otterson.
Willetta Otterson is shown by the depositions to have been born in the year 1890. The testator's will, a copy of which, is offered in evidence, is dated August 15th, 1887. He died March 8th, 1888, and his will was proven on April 18th, 1888. Willetta Otterson was born more than two years after the testator had made his will, and more than one year after the-testator had died. Willetta died…
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