Case Name: Thomas P. Carroll vs. William Foch Carroll & another
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Decision Date: 1948-12-02
Citations: 323 Mass. 756
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas P. Carroll vs. William Foch Carroll & another.
Judges: 
Reporter: Massachusetts Reports
Volume: 323
Pages: 756–756

Head Matter:
Thomas P. Carroll vs. William Foch Carroll & another.
December 2, 1948.
P. B. Buzzell, for the contestants.
J. J. Fitzpatrick, for the proponent.

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 Julia A. Carroll, late of Woburn, deceased, denying a motion of the contestants 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 Johnson v. Loring, 267 Mass. 310; Hogan v. Whittemore, 278 Mass. 573, 579; McMackin v. McMackin, 283 Mass. 452, 455, 456; Hannon v. Gorman, 296 Mass. 437.