Clarke v. Duffield

By the second paragraph of the will of the testator eleven different legacies were bequeathed to as many different persons “to be distributed in the due course of the settlement” of his estate. The ninth paragraph of the will provided as follows:

“Should I pay the amount, or any part thereof, of any of above specified legacies to any of said named legatees, or establish trusts for said amounts, or any part thereof, for the benefit of any of said respective legatees, before my decease, the same shall be taken as satisfaction of said legacies for the amount so paid, to, or established, in favor…