Hill v. Bowers

Mar 3, 1876
Reporters:
,
Before:
Gray
Gray, C. J.

The general rule is that by a bequest to the children ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍of A. and to the children of B., the children take per capita and not per stirpes, in the absence of words indicating a different intention. There are no such ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍words in this will. The repetition of the words “ and the survivors of them ” only makes clear the intention of the testator not ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍to include any children, of either person named, who did not survive the testator. Upon his death, the children who should take were ascertained, and ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍the residue of the estate was to be equally divided among them. Blackler v. Webb, 2 P. Wms. 383. Butler v. Stratton, 3 Bro. Ch. 367. Lincoln v. Pelham, 10 Ves. 166, 176. Heron v. Stokes, 2 Dru. & War. 89 ; S. C. l Con. & Laws. ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‍270 ; 4 Irish Eq. 284, Collins v. Hoxie, 9 Paige, 81. Weston v. Foster, 7 Met. 297 Balcom v. Haynes, 14 Allen, 204. Decree accordingly.