Mitchell v. Powell

Judge Rees

Affirming.

Houston C.' Powell died testate on April 23, 1945. In Item II of his will he gave his entire estate to his wife, Kitty Reed Powell, for life, and provided that upon her death the estate should be divided equally between her heirs at law and his heirs at law. Items III, IV and V of the will read:

“HI. Approximately one-third (1/3) of my entire estate is at this time invested in real estate. It is my will, and I hereby direct, that after my death such estate as I may own at the time of my death remain or be invested in real estate or Government bonds; that if it should appear…