In Re Estate of Hughlett

Samuel J. Hughlett died on April 4, 1945, leaving a will that was executed on May 23, 1932. Samuel was survived by his wife, Dorothy W. Hughlett.

Under Samuel’s will, Dorothy was to receive all the income from his estate during her life, with the right to use of the principal if necessary. Upon Dorothy’s death, all remaining property was to pass to Samuel’s surviving children. The will further provided that if no children survived Samuel, half of the property remaining after Dorothy’s death was to pass to her “right heirs *** then living” and the other half was to pass to Samuel’s “right heirs…