Miller's Ex'rs v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““Mr. Miller’s will created an absolute life estate in his widow in all the land on which crops were growing at the time of his death. The will itself manifests an intention on the part of the testator to devise to his widow the use of the land from the time of his death until the happening of one of the contingencies which will terminate the life estate, viz., death or remarriage. Being entitled to the use of the land, she is entitled to the profits of the land from and after the death of the testator. To decide otherwise would be to deprive the life tenant of the absolute use of the real estate for the first year of her tenancy, and would postpone her enjoyment of the devise to a time not contemplated by the testator.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Rahfeldt's Estate · Schaper v. Brown

2. “(1) All the emblements of the lands of a person dying after March 1 which are severed before the following December 31 shall be assets in the hands of his personal representative.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Rahfeldt's Estate · Schaper v. Brown