Fennell v. Fennell
Fennell v. Fennell
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
A rehearing was granted in this case, limited to the single proposition, Can the provisions of' the will providing for the payment of the sum of $500-to the testator’s son Enos be administered and the other-features of the decision as now rendered stand?
Upon a reconsideration of this feature of the will we have concluded that it may be administered in this respect free from any interference with its other provisions. The bequest to Enos is entirely independent of the other provisions of the will. It has been suggested, that as the sum due him is not payable according to the-provisions of the will until after the death of Mrs. Fennell he can not be paid by an administrator in the ordinary course of administration, and to do so would defeat the intent of the testator. We do not think this the-proper interpretation to place upon the will. The true
The decision is therefore modified to the extent that the provision of the will relating to Enos Fennell will be sustained and administered as though the life estate to Mrs. Fennell had terminated by her death.
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