Beam v. Shirley

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

In July, 1884, R. A. Shadbourne duly executed his will. In May, 1888, he died, followed by the probation of his will in the Nelson county court. Testator left surviving him his widow, three living children and the daughter of another child of a predeceased daughter, whose name is Catherine Strauss. ' Therefore, under the terms of testator’s will there was created four divisions of his estate after the deaths of his widow, and his three living children.

Testator devised to his wife, in the event she survived him, an estate for life in all of his…