Scholten v. Scholten

The defendants Shoemaker executed a note secured by real estate mortgage on lands in Ottawa county to “Jacob J. Scholtens and Ellen Scholtens, his wife, by entireties” on February 14, 1917. On May 21, 1922, Jacob J. Scholten died testate. In his will he devised the use of all of his property to his wife as long as she remained un- ' married, with remainder over to his children, and in the event of her marriage he directed that his property should be converted into cash and that his widow should receive $1,500, and the balance should be divided equally among his children. He named his two…