Weeks v. Briscoe

Opinion op the Court by

Yan Sant, Commissioner

Affirming.

The facts giving rise to the controversy are not material to a discussion of the only question presented, viz., whether Elizabeth M. Briscoe, life tenant under and exe.cutrix of the will of her deceased husband, James L. Briscoe, has been vested with the power, under Clause Three of the will, to sell and convey the real estate of her deceased husband upon her own determination that it is necessary for the purposes set out in Clause Three, and without the necessity of obtaining the consent of the Court or permission of the remaindermen.…