Chase v. Chase

By Item I of his will Louis Chase devised the family home and bequeathed identifiable tangible personal property to his wife; in Item II he stated that he made no further provision for his wife, at her request; and by Item III he gave “[a] 11 the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situated, which I may own or have the right to dispose of at my decease, to my children in equal shares per capita....” The will makes no other provision for the disposition of the residue of the estate. Prior to the entry of the decree allowing the will Chase’s five…