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1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 134

Cutter v. Doughty

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · decided 1799-07-01

The first clause of a will after giving the testator’s wife a life estate in his farm, proceeded thus: “after her death I give to my grand children and to their heirs forever, my said farm, as follows, to wit, to the children of my step daughter, M., lot No. 1; to the children of my daughter S., lot No. 3and then providing for the children of three other daughters in the same way; the last clause was in these words : “ It is my further will, that in case of the death of any…

Decided 1799-07-01

¶1The Supreme Court held, that though in the devise of the property, the testator denominated the children of his step daughter his grand children, his naming them so in the clause devising the property, did not entitle them to claim, under the last clause of the will, a portion of the share of one of the daughters of the testator, on her dying without issue. But

¶2The Court of Errors held, that the term "grand children” . in this clause, embraced the children of his step daughter also, he having virtually declared such to be its meaning in the first clause.

¶3Judgment reversed 13 to 11.

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