Estate of Lyons
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the county court of Fond du Lac county: A. E. Richter, Judge. Edward H. Lyons died January 16, 1920. He left'a will by which he bequeathed to his wife, Mary F. Lyons, his automobile, all household furniture, pictures, stores, household goods and effects, and life insurance amounting.to $11,000. To two sisters-in-law, each $2,000. The remainder of his estate was devised and bequeathed to his wife, Mary F. Lyons, and his brother, Thomas E. Lyons, in…
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Appeal from a judgment of the county court of Fond du Lac county: A. E. Richter, Judge. Edward H. Lyons died January 16, 1920. He left'a will by which he bequeathed to his wife, Mary F. Lyons, his automobile, all household furniture, pictures, stores, household goods and effects, and life insurance amounting.to $11,000. To two sisters-in-law, each $2,000. The remainder of his estate was devised and bequeathed to his wife, Mary F. Lyons, and his brother, Thomas E. Lyons, in trust, “to hold, manage and invest the same, and to keep the same safely and securely invested, and to collect and…
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
The first question which we shall consider is whether the widow is entitled to the income of the estate accruing subsequent to the date of the death of the testator. This is to be determined from the provisions of the will, for if she is entitled to such income it must be because the will so provides. The only provision of the will which vests the widow with any right to income of the estate is the trust provision quoted in the statement of facts, by which the residue of the estate is devised to trustees, who are directed, “after paying taxes, insurance, and all other charges, to pay over,…
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