Wilson v. . Stafford

The main, if not the only, difficulty in the will which is now presented to us for construction has arisen from the dissent of the widow from it. The whole scope of the will prior to the tenth item, in providing for the testator's family, is manifestly framed upon the supposition of the continued existence of his wife as a widow. He foresaw that her death or marriage would entirely derange his (649) plans, and he therefore declares, in the tenth item, that should she die or marry, his desire was that all of his money, and all of his property of every kind, should either be sold or divided, as…