Martley v. Martley

Ames, C.

In 1882 William Martley died in Dodge county, in this state, the owner of a tract of land situate in that county, and leaving a will, afterwards duly admitted to probate, of which the folloAving is a copy of so much as pertains to this litigation: “The property of which I am possessor, I bequeath in the following manner, to wit: I do give to my beloved wife, Catherine Martley, the one hundred and twenty acres which she shall possess during her . life, and at her 'death shall revert to the children of whom we are father and mother, and in case she marries will only be entitled to her…