Bradford v. Parker

The Probate Court has granted an allowance under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 193, § 13, to the petitioner as the widow of Walter H. Bradford, late of Rockport. Bradford’s sisters have appealed. All parties agree that the sole issue is whether the marriage of the petitioner to Bradford was valid. Since in the view we take the answers to other possible questions would not affect the result, we accept the issue as presented.

The evidence is not reported. The judge made brief findings of fact, the only findings material to the issue being that the petitioner and the decedent were married on June 29, 1947,…