Bentz v. Nieman
Bentz v. Nieman
6 Watts 85
Bentz v. Nieman
Opinion of the Court
A residuary legatee can demand contribution for nothing. He gets but the fragments when every one else has been served. The costs and charges of settling the estate come out of it in the first instance; then the specific and pecuniary legacies are paid in their order: and finally, if any thing is left he gets it, but no one abates for him because his interest is dependent and indefinite.
Judgment affirmed.
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