Ziehl Ex Rel. Ziehl v. Maine National Bank

WERNICK, Justice.

On November 19, 1973 plaintiff Jennifer Sherwood Ziehl, a minor and lawfully adopted child of Sylvia Rhodes Ziehl, by her mother as her next friend, instituted a civil action in the Superior Court (Cumberland County) seeking a declaratory judgment interpreting the wills of Carrie S. Rhodes and Richard A. Rhodes. 1

Carrie S. Rhodes died on May 9, 1968. Her husband Richard A. Rhodes died on March 2, 1970. Their wills were subsequently proved and allowed in the Probate Court of Cumberland County.

Carrie’s will, executed under date of December 13,1962, established a residuary…