Brandon v. Mason

In September, 1863, George Murphy died leaving *617a will, which was proved in the succeeding month, and R. H. Alley, named therein as executor, qualified accordingly, hut without giving security, the will dispensing with the requirement. The testator devised “one-seventh part of the proceeds of sale of my real estate” to his wife and each of his six children, the devise, when to a daughter, being to her for life and after her death to her children, and when to a son (except in the case of his son Irad Murphy), in trust for the son’s children. The share of Irad he bequeaths to R. H. Alley in…