Atmore v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““Secondly. I do direct that my beloved wife Jane Dean shall receive the interest of five thousand dollars during her lifetime in lieu of her dower at common law if she shall so elect, one hundred dollars on account of the first year’s interest oí the five thousand dollars to be paid as soon after my death as possible. I do also direct that my beloved wife shall have whatever articles of household furniture she may think proper (at a fair valuation) of which I ■may die seised or possessed, in part payment on account of the first year’s interest of said five thousand dollars. On the death of my beloved wife the interest of said five thousand dollars to be paid to her daughters, Elizabeth Scarborough and Ann Jones, in equal parts during their lives; in case of the death of either or both the aforesaid Elizabeth Scarborough and Ann Jones, before ten years from the date of this will, my son William Dean, is to have the use of the said five thousand dollars by paying the interest to the children of the said Elizabeth Scarborough and Ann Jones. After the death of both Elizabeth Scarborough and Ann Jones (if they should die before the expiration of the above-mentioned ten years, at the expiration of the above-mentioned ten years, incase either or both the aforesaid Elizabeth Scarborough or Ann Jones should have died,) the money shall be divided in two equal parts and be divided between their children equally, with the exception of Robert Kershaw; three hundred dollars of his share to”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. Atmore