Burbeck v. Little
Supreme Court of Vermont
Petition to the County Court for leave to enter an appeal from the probate of the will of Hiram Little by the Probate Court for the District of Bradford.
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Petition to the County Court for leave to enter an appeal from the probate of the will of Hiram Little by the Probate Court for the District of Bradford. The petition alleged that the petitioner, who resided in Boston, Mass., was the only daughter of Mary S. Burbeek, sister of the testator, and one of the testator’s several heirs-at-law; that, as the petitioner was informed, the testator made a will, by which he gave his property to other of his heirs than the petitioner ; that the petitioner had reason to believe, and did believe, that said will was made under undue influence from interested…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Barrett, J.
This is a petition to the County Court for the allowance of an appeal from the probate of the will of Hiram Little by the Probate Court for the District of Bradford. The ground of the petition is, that the petitioner, by reason of residing in Boston, Mass., did not see the published notice for the probate of the will, nor did she hoar of the death of Mr. Little, till after the time for taking appeal from the probate of the will had gone by. This petition is brought under our statute for relief, where, by reason of fraud, accident, or…
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