Shaw v. Hughes
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Bill for the Construction of a Will. The hearing was on bill and answers, the facts being these: William M. Harrington, of the town of Harrington, who died in 1898, by will dated March 3, 1886, probated in Kent county, disposed of his property as follows: “Item 1. I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, Mary S. Harrington, and to her assigns, all my estate, property and effects of whatsoever kind, real, personal or mixed of which I may die seized and possessed, to her and…
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Bill for the Construction of a Will. The hearing was on bill and answers, the facts being these: William M. Harrington, of the town of Harrington, who died in 1898, by will dated March 3, 1886, probated in Kent county, disposed of his property as follows: “Item 1. I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, Mary S. Harrington, and to her assigns, all my estate, property and effects of whatsoever kind, real, personal or mixed of which I may die seized and possessed, to her and her assigns, forever. “Item 2. My will and desire is that my said wife, Mary S., at her option may hold all or any part…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The bill is by the personal representatives of Mary S. Harrington and in effect one for instructions as to the proper distribution of assets which- came to the decedent from her husband, William M. Harrington, under his will, and the will to be construed is his and not hers. All parties interested in both estates are -before the court, and their ■ respective rights may, therefore, be adjudicated fully here.- ■ • •: In general terms, there was a general devise and bequest by William M. Harrington of all of his property to his wife “and her ■ assigns forever.” • She was given the…
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