Pierce v. Prescott
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Appeal by Mary E. Pierce, guardian of Joanna K. Prescott, from, a decree of the Probate Court, requiring her to charge herself in her final account with certain sums of money not included therein, and disallowing certain alleged credits. Hearing before Fndieott, J., who reported the case for the determination of the full court. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtColt, J.
The decree appealed from required the appellant to charge herself as guardian with money received from the administrator of the estate of her son, Edward IS". Cutler. The latter died under age, not having married, and possessed at the time of his death of an estate, which came to him wholly by inheritance from his deceased father, William 17. Cutler, the former husband of Mrs. Pierce. The amount in question was paid under a decree of-distribution of the Probate Court in 1870, made upon the petition of the administrator of Edward 17., which set forth the names of the supposed next of kin, with…
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