Darnell v. Tate

(After stating the foregoing facts.) It appears that all of the personal property of the estate of Stephen C. Tate was bequeathed to his nine children in fee simple. The plaintiff therefore took no interest, under the will of his grandfather, in any of the personal property, but his mother, Mollie E. Darnell, who lived more than ten years after the testator died, thus became the owner in fee of on.e ninth of the personal property left by the testator. Presumably Mrs, Darnell received her portion of the per*286sonalty left by her father before her death. Even if she did not receive her share of…