Legal Opinion
In re Dorgan's Estate
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided July 1, 1916PublishedCited by 9 opinions
In Bankruptcy. In the niatter of the estate of Edmund J. Dorgan, bankrupt. Upon questions certified by the referee.
1Opinion of the Court
WADE, District Judge.
Upon questions certified by the referee, it is necessary to construe the will of John Kelly, deceased, in order to determine whether Edmund J. Dorgan has any interest in said estate which passes to his trustee in bankruptcy.
[1] The portion of the will in controversy is as follows:
“As to all the rest and residue of my property, of whatever kind of which I may die seized, I give and devise the same to my beloved wife, Mary Kelly, for and during the period of her natural life, and give her full power to use the same without let or hindrance as she may see' fit, giving and…
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