Legal Opinion
Ward v. Worthington
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided January 30, 1928PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMills, J.
This cause is here on appeal from the court of common pleas of Butler county, Ohio, and involves the construction of a will.
The testatrix, Susan A. Kennedy, died March 29, 1918. Her will, dated August 24,1903, and the codicil thereto, dated February 3, 1913, gave to her husband, Albert Kennedy, a life estate in all her property, with full power of disposal. At his death, bequests aggregating $1,100 were to be paid to various charities, and about $9,200 to various relatives of hers and'of her husband.
Item 3 of the codicil contains the- following specific devise:
“My residence No. 221 North…
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- Barton v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1849
- Gladding v. Saint Matthew's ChurchSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1904
- People ex rel. New York Phonograph Co. v. RiceNew York Supreme Court · 1890
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