Morrison v. Dawson

John S. Norton left an estate in excess of $250,000, and in the second clause of his will said:

"I give and bequeath all of my estate, real and personal, to my wife Isabel D. Norton, to be used and enjoyed by her with full power to sell and dispose of the same, to invest and reinvest and to use both principal and interest, and after her death, I do then give and bequeath the following items to be paid out of the balance of said property remaining at the death of my said wife."

Then follow thirty-four pecuniary bequests, equal to the amount of the estate, to the defendants.

The principal of the…