Odlin v. Nichols
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from a decision of the probate court dismissing the petition of William Odlin, as guardian of Irene W. A. Clark praying for the removal of Sayles Nichols and Gardner S. Wainwright from their trust as executors of the will of Harriet C. Peck. Trial by court at the March Term, 1907, Chittenden County, Hall, J., presiding. Judgment that the petition be dismissed with costs to the petitionees. The petitioner excepted.
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Appeal from a decision of the probate court dismissing the petition of William Odlin, as guardian of Irene W. A. Clark praying for the removal of Sayles Nichols and Gardner S. Wainwright from their trust as executors of the will of Harriet C. Peck. Trial by court at the March Term, 1907, Chittenden County, Hall, J., presiding. Judgment that the petition be dismissed with costs to the petitionees. The petitioner excepted. See In Re Peck’s Estate, 80 Yt. 469, and Clark et al. v. Peck’s Exrs., 79 Yt. 275. The petitioner also brought to the Supreme Court for Chittenden County at its October Term,…
1Opinion of the CourtMunson, J.
The petitioner prays for the removal of Sayles Nichols and Gardner S. Wainwright from their trust as executors of the will of Harriet C. Peck. The objections are aimed mainly if not wholly against the former. It is alleged that the executors have refused to pay to the petitioner’s ward an annuity given her by the will; that they have failed to marshal the assets and dispose of the income thereof as required by the will; that they have wasted and mismanaged the trust property by permitting E. W. Peck, the surviving husband and a principal beneficiary, to possess and use it for his personal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Holmes v. Estate of HolmesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1854
- In re Peck's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1908
- Hilliard v. McDaniels's AdministratorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1874
- In re Bellows' EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1887
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