Ashton v. Wilkinson

The Chancellor.

John P. "Wakeman died in December, 1891. In his will, admitted to probate in the same month, after directing the payment of his debts and funeral expenses, appointing executors and giving them power to sell his real estate, and giving the income of the entire estate to his wife for her life, he conferred this authority upon his wife:

“ I hereby also authorize my said wife to convey by will in such manner and for such purpose as she may deem best the sum of fifty thousand dollars of my estate, which sum of fifty thousand dollars is in lieu of dower.”

Then he disposed of the…