Van Wechel v. Van Wechel

The conceded facts may be stated as follows: Arend Van Wechel was three times married. His *493first wife, Julia, died'in 1872, leaving five children of that marriage. The second wife, Christina, died in 1880, leaving two children. Soon afterward, Arend married his third wife, Fannie, who survives him, with four children of that marriage. He died testate, March 2, 1914. At the time of his death, he held the apparent legal title to a half section of land. By the terms of his will, he devised a life estate in all the land to his widow, with remainder over to the four children of his last marriage.…