Miller v. Worrall
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree advised by AUce-Chancellor Stevens, whose opinion is reported in lfi Diclc. Oh. Rep. ISfi. The bill in this case was died—first, for directions to the executors of John Jelliif, deceased, as to whether Caroline A. Riggs, one of his children, who died before the life tenant (his widow), took a vested interest in the estate of her father at his death, or would only take it in case she outlived her mother, the life tenant; and second, if she did take a…
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On appeal from a decree advised by AUce-Chancellor Stevens, whose opinion is reported in lfi Diclc. Oh. Rep. ISfi. The bill in this case was died—first, for directions to the executors of John Jelliif, deceased, as to whether Caroline A. Riggs, one of his children, who died before the life tenant (his widow), took a vested interest in the estate of her father at his death, or would only take it in case she outlived her mother, the life tenant; and second, if she did take a vested interest at her father's death, did she devise and bequeath, by her last will, all her interest in both her real…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fort, J.
We agree with the conclusions reached by the learned vice-chancellor in the case, in so far as they relate to the construction of the last will of John Jelliff, where he holds that, under said will and codicils thereto annexed, his children living at his death took a vested interest in his estate, and that nothing occurred prior to the death of his daughter, Caroline A.' Riggs, by which she was divested of her interest.
But in the opinion of the learned vice-chancellor we find no reference to the will of Caroline A. Riggs, or anything to…
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