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WELLFORD v. SNYDER

No. 105.

137 U.S. 521 (1890)

11 S.Ct. 183

34 L.Ed. 780

WELLFORD, v. SNYDER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 22, 1890.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Leigh Robinson for appellants.

Mr. William Pinkney Whyte and Mr. Henry Wise Garnett, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.

The decision of this case depends upon the true construction of that paragraph in John Tayloe's will by which he bequeathes to four of his daughters the sum of $20,000 each. Neither the other paragraphs of the will, nor the codicils, appears to us to have any material bearing.

The testator begins by giving and bequeathing to each...

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