Blanchard v. Blanchard's Estate

This is an appeal coming directly from the probate court for the district of Rutland. John W. Blanchard died testate on October 9, 1930, leaving a widow, the appellant herein, who was the executrix of his will, and five adult children. The deceased died seized of unencumbered real property in the City of Rutland consisting of about one and one-half acres of land on North Main Street on which stood the dwelling house which had been occupied by the Blanchard family as a homestead for many years, a garage and a building which had been altered by the deceased from a barn into a public garage with…