Lake v. Harrington

The question for decision herein is whether a general pecuniary legacy of $10,000 to Mrs. Viola Batte Harrington, contained in the will of Mrs. Viola E. Lake, was satisfied in whole or in part, by payments made by the testatrix to Paul B. Harrington, the husband of Mrs. *78Viola Harrington, under the circumstances hereinafter shown. The chancellor held that no ademption resulted, from which holding the executor appeals.

The question is grounded in this state of facts and circumstances:

Mrs. Lake executed a will June 16, 1940, embodying this provision: “It is my intention during my lifetime to give…