Fort v. Edwards

The Chancellor.

Cyrus Edwards, late of Newark, by his will dated April 3d, 1879, provided as follows:

“ It is my will, and I do hereby bequeath and devise to my beloved wife, Mary P. Edwards, the just and full sum of $5,000, to be paid to her, as far as can be, out of the insurance money coming to my estate from the insurance on my life; and I do further devise to my said wife the $500 life insurance policy, now held by me, on the life of my wife, insured for my benefit, &c.”

He died a few hours after he made his will. When he made the will, and when he died, he had three policies of insurance…