Whigham v. Estate of Whigham

THOMPSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment distributing the assets of an estate. In 1974, John Whigham left his estate to 22 named nieces and nephews, subject to the life estate of his wife. Pursuant to the terms of John Whigham’s will, 4 of the remain-dermen were given a power of sale over the real estate at the death of John Whig-ham’s widow, and they were to sell all of the property and disburse the proceeds to the beneficiaries named in the will. John Whigham’s widow lived for 20 years after his death, however, and at her death, only 10 of the named nieces and nephews were still…