Palmer v. Motley

This is a petition to vacate a decree entered by the Probate Court admitting certain instruments purporting to be the last will and a codicil of Bradley W. Palmer to probate and appointing executors, and another decree appointing trustees. The judge after overruling demurrers and dismissing pleas reported his action to this court.

The petition, which was twice amended, alleges that the petitioners are nephews of Bradley W. Palmer, a bachelor, who died November 9, 1946, five days after the death of their father, Henry W. Palmer; that they received a copy of the citation returnable December 19,…