Estate of Stoddart

Eliza J. Stoddart died March 1, 1914, leaving a last will and testament which was duly admitted to probate in the superior court of the county of Los Angeles. She left surviving her six daughters and one son. Four of the daughters were unmarried, and were living with their mother at the time of her death. Two of her daughters, Emily Newton and Grace C. Shattuck, were married at the time of their mother’s death, and Emily Newton had then a husband and one child living, and Grace C. Shattuck had a husband and five children living. The son of the deceased has no interest in this proceeding. Since the death of the testatrix, Grace C. Shattuck, one of the married daughters, died, leaving her husband and five children surviving. Lillian E. Shattuck, one of said 'children, is the executrix of the last will of her mother, and together with Emily Newton, the surviving married daughter of the said Eliza J. Stoddart, are the appellants in this proceeding. Mary E. Stoddart and Evelyn L. Stoddart, two of the unmarried daughters, were named as executrices of their mother’s will, and as such are the respondents herein.

The testatrix, after making certain special bequests, disposed of the…