In re the Estate of Colliton

Golding, S.

Petitioner asks for construction of the will of decedent, for a decree that the widow took the absolute fee to the real and personal property, and that the legacies are a hen and charge on testator’s real estate. The provisions of the will in controversy are as follows: “After paying all my just debts and funeral expenses, I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, Lottie Colliton, all of my real and personal property except below mentioned for her use and benefit, as long as she lives — all chattels, and after her death, I give unto the following named persons, Levi Joshlin, One…