Case Name: Harold B. Hodgdon vs. Marion E. Hagquist
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Decision Date: 1945-12-06
Citations: 318 Mass. 783
Docket Number: 
Parties: Harold B. Hodgdon vs. Marion E. Hagquist.
Judges: 
Reporter: Massachusetts Reports
Volume: 318
Pages: 783–783

Head Matter:
Harold B. Hodgdon vs. Marion E. Hagquist.
December 6, 1945.
B. H. Squires, for the respondent.
D. H. Fulton, for the petitioner.

Opinion:
Order denying jury issues affirmed. This is an appeal from an order of the Probate Court in the matter of the alleged will of Annie F. Dunbar, late of Winchester, deceased, denying a motion of the contestant for the framing of issues for trial by jury. Upon consideration of the statements of expected evidence — which need not be recited — in the light of the established principles of law governing the framing of such issues and review on appeal after action of the Probate Court on motions for the framing of such issues —which have been frequently stated and need not be restated — including recognition of the element of discretion vested in the probate judge, we conclude that there was no error in the' denial of this motion. See Hannon v. Gorman, 296 Mass. 437.