Mountanos v. Woodman

This is an appeal from an order settling appellant’s first and final account as executor of the will of George Harris Petro, deceased.

Upon appellant’s petition there was admitted to probate a copy of an allegedly lost will of the deceased under which appellant was the beneficiary of one-half of the estate and was bequeathed the other one-half in trust for the benefit of charitable institutions devoted exclusively to educational purposes, which beneficiaries were to be selected by appellant. Thereafter revocation of the probate of the will was sought by the respondents who claimed to be the…