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Wills, Trusts & Estates Keyed to Gallanis
Woods’ Estate
Citation:
149 A.2d 865 (N.H. 1959)Facts
Elizabeth A. Luce died in 1954. Clara E. Woods died December 30, 1956, and the administratrix was appointed January 5, 1957. Among the assets inventoried in the Woods estate was an undivided one-half interest in certain real estate in Keene. This property was formerly owned by Mrs. Luce. In her will, after leaving $100.00 to her husband in lieu of all his rights in her estate, she provided that all the rest, residue and remainder of my property, I devise in equal shares to my daughter, Jessie Evelyn Starkey, and my sister, Clara E. Woods. In case of the death of either the said Jessie Evelyn Starkey or the said Clara E. Woods, I devise the share of such decedent to the survivor. The administratrix of the Woods estate, Evelyn S. Deming, formerly Jessie Evelyn Starkey, claims that as daughter of Mrs. Luce she takes all her mother’s real estate to the exclusion of Clara’s heirs.
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