Renwick v. Macomber
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Appeal from a decree of the Probate Court for the county of Bristol made on March 29, 1918, among other things revoking a decree of that court made on August 2, 1907, allowing a certain instrument as the last will of Frederick W. Renwick. The case was heard by De Courcy, J., who made certain findings of fact, including those that are stated in the opinion, and reserved the case for determination by the full court.
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Appeal from a decree of the Probate Court for the county of Bristol made on March 29, 1918, among other things revoking a decree of that court made on August 2, 1907, allowing a certain instrument as the last will of Frederick W. Renwick. The case was heard by De Courcy, J., who made certain findings of fact, including those that are stated in the opinion, and reserved the case for determination by the full court. The finding of the single justice in regard to an attesting witness of the will alleged to have been disqualified by interest was as follows: “A. Edwin Clark, Mr. Macomber’s…
1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.
The case is before us on a reservation by a single justice and is an appeal by the respondent from a decree of the Probate Court entered March 29, 1918, revoking its decree of August 2, 1907, allowing the will of Frederick W. Renwick. Frederick W. Renwick, although described in the will as of New York, at the trial of the appeal upon ample evidence was found by the single justice to have had his domicil at the time when the alleged will was executed, and until his death, in New Bedford, . Massachusetts. It follows that the probate proceedings were properly had in the county of Bristol in this…
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