Belford v. Olson

The will of Charles F. Leonard contains no power of appointment by will, unless it can be found in the provisions of the fourth and fifth clauses, disposing of the residue of the estate. We think it plain that under the fourth clause, Clara took a life estate rather than a fee, a conclusion which the plaintiff does not appear to seriously question. Weston v. Society, 77 N. H. 576; Shapleigh v. Shapleigh, 69 N. H. 577; Burleigh v. Clough, 52 N. H. 267. See also, Lord v. Roberts, 84 N. H. 517, 519, 520. The life estate was accompanied by a general power to dispose of the corpus of the estate,…