Brown v. Scherrer

This appeal presents a question entirely new to our jurisprudence. We have therefore approached its consideration with great circumspection and with careful study of all the decisions which industrious and able counsel have coLlected.

The question is: Does marriage, without the birth of an heir, operate to revoke a will ?

In October, 1881, Richard Brown was the husband of Celestia. On that date he made his will, whereby he bequeathed to her all his personal property and a life estate in all else of which he should die seized, and limited on that estate a fee in remainder to Henry and William…