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Warren v. GreggWarren v. Gregg

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Nov 19, 1874
Reporters:
,
Before:
Gray
Gray, C. J.

Upon a view of all the provisions of this ill ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‍drawn and obscure will, we concur in opinion with the justice by whom the cause was heard, that the testator intended that his ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‍widow should receive a clear annual sum of $1200 out of his estate, whether the income of his property (excluding what he directed to ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‍be reserved) should be sufficient, or it should be necessary to apply part of the principal for that purpose; and that she should ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‍have the right to the use of so much of the furniture of any description as she might select. The oral declarations of ‍‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‍the testator are clearly inadmissible to control the construction of his mil. Decree affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Warren v. Gregg
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Nov 19, 1874
Citations: 116 Mass. 304; 1874 Mass. LEXIS 91
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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