Boulden v. Dean

On June 2nd, 1899, Charles M. Boulden executed a last will and testament, in which, after leaving to his wife, Mary H. Boulden, also called Mary H. M. Boulden, his residuary estate for life with power to use the principal when necessary if the net value of the estate proved to be less than $15,000, he provided: “Upon the death of my said wife the principal remaining of my estate shall be equally divided among my brothers and sisters. If my brother or any of my sisters shall die before the death of my said wife leaving issue said issue shall take the share that would have been taken by the…