Cavanaugh v. Madden

This appeal involves the construction of the will of Patrick J. 0 ’Brien, who died in the latter part of 1919 or early in 19'20. The will provides for the payment of all debts, and clauses 2, 3 and 4 make several small bequests, aggregating $350; by clause 5 the testator devises and bequeaths to his wife, Annie M. O’Brien, and the Union' Trust & Mercantile Company (now the Union Trust Company) all the residue of his property, giving them the right to sell, mortgage, convey and invest and reinvest and be held in trust for the following purposes:

“(1). Said trustees shall appropriate and apply…