Griffin v. Griffin

John Griffin made his will in 1858, and in 1865 he died, and his will was admitted to probate, and letters testamentary issued to Mary Griffin, his widow and testamentary executrix.He died seized of three tracts of land, two of them containing forty acres each, and the third, which was his homestead, containing eighty acres. The material parts of his will were as follows:

“First—All my honest debts are to be paid out of my real or personal estate that can be best spared, in the opinion of my executrix.

“Second—I give and bequeath to my wife, Mary Griffin, all my personal property, after the…