McDermid v. Bourhill
Oregon Supreme Court
From Sherman: D. E. Parker, Judge. In Banc. This case involves the construction of paragraphs Three and Four of the will of John D. McDermid, deceased, reading as follows: “Three: After the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses as aforesaid, including expenses for monument and including necessary expenses to be incurred in the administration of my estate, I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest and remainder of the personal property of which I may die possessed,…
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From Sherman: D. E. Parker, Judge. In Banc. This case involves the construction of paragraphs Three and Four of the will of John D. McDermid, deceased, reading as follows: “Three: After the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses as aforesaid, including expenses for monument and including necessary expenses to be incurred in the administration of my estate, I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest and remainder of the personal property of which I may die possessed, or may be entitled to at the time of my death, unto my beloved wife, Eliza J. McDermid, for her sole use and benefit.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
John D. McDermid died in Multnomah County, Oregon, on February 21, 1920. His sole surviving heir at law was his widow, Eliza J. McDermid. He was an old resident of Sherman County, Oregon, and was an inhabitant of that county at the time of his decease. During his lifetime he was a man of thrift and accumulated a valuable estate. At the time of his death he was the owner of more than 1,600 acres of fertile wheat lands situate in the county of his habitation, personal property of the value of $20,000, and his indebtedness did not exceed $1,000. About the time he left his home in Sherman County…
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