Sherman v. Baker

The will of John Baker provided that all his estate should be converted into money, and, after the payment of debts and funeral expenses, he gave the income of one-third to his widow for life and, upon her decease, the principal of such third to the children of Thomas Keenan and Thomas Murphy. Another third he gave to his sister Catherine Baker, outright. From the remaining third he gave several pecuniary legacies, amounting to twelve hundred dollars, and the residue, if any, to St. Patrick’s Church, at Valley Falls. The bequest to the widow was in lieu of dower, but she has renounced it and…