Handwerker v. Diermeyer

The question presented upon this record is in respect of the proper distribution of a fund by a guardian between two wards. The facts are practically undisputed, and are thus clearly stated in the brief of counsel for the guardian, viz.: “Prior to the year 1879, Frances Croisant, then a widow, married George Getz. < Her first husband’s name was Croisant, and by him she had two children, Elizabeth Croisant and Louis Croisant. After her marriage to George Getz she had two children by him, Frances and Mary Getz. During his lifetime George Getz, the husband, took out a benefit certificate in the…