Moore v. Gary

It is conceded by both parties to this appeal that the only question for decision depends *52upon the construction of the sixth and seventh items of the will of Mahlon Brown, deceased. By the third item in his will, said testator devised to his wife, who survived him, all of his real estate during her natural lifé. Items six and seven, so far as essential to the determination of the questions involved, are as follows: “Sixth. At the death of my wife, or at my decease, if I should survive my said wife, I give, grant, devise, and bequeath all of the remaining portion of my personal property,…