Robbins v. Pigg

Citations

• 35 Ohio C.C. Dec. 682
• 29 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 153

Syllabus

<p>Wills.</p> <p>Neither Widow Nor Brothers of Deceased Legatee as Heirs Per Stirpes Take Under Lapsed Legacy to Deceased Brother.</p> <p>Under a bequest to four legatees named in the will of a testator “or their heirs per stirpes, each the sum of $1,100 absolutely” the widow of one of the legatees, whose death without issue surviving, preceded the death of the testator, does not take as the heir-at-law of the deceased legatee, neither do the three surviving brothers take said legacy by reason of their relationship to said deceased legatee, but the said legacy lapses under the general law relative to wills and becomes the property of the residuary legatee.</p>