Conklin v. Moore

The Surrogate.

The testator, after giving his daughter Elizabeth the use of certain property, real and personal, for the term of her natural life, directed that “ upon her death,” “ or as soon thereafter as may be with convenience and advantage to the persons interested,” the estate should be sold, and “ out of the proceeds thereof the following legacies be paid, to wit, To Margaret, daughter of my son George, &c., two hundred and fifty dollars, to be paid by my executors into her own hand, and upon her own personal receipt, and in small sums from time to time, at the discretion of my…