Marquette University School of Medicine v. First Wisconsin Trust Co.

The question litigated arises on the construction of- the last will and testament of Harriet L. Cra-mer, deceased, and involves a certain legacy to Edith Cramer, a daughter of John F. Cramer, a nephew of the deceased husband of the said Harriet L. Cramer. Precisely stated, the issue presented is whether the legacy to Edith Cramer is contingent upon her surviving the five and ten-year periods referred to in the will, or whether it became vested at the time of the death of the testatrix. The testatrix left an estate of over a million dollars, less than one fifth thereof being represented by…