BARNEY v. SAUNDERS ET AL.


57 U.S. 535 (____)

16 How. 535

MARY E. BARNEY, BY HER NEXT FRIEND MAXWELL WOODHULL, APPELLANT, v. DAVID SAUNDERS, ROGER C. WEIGTMAN, AND SAMUEL C. BARNEY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Chilton and Mr. Linton, for the appellant, and by Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Bradley, for the appellees.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

The complainant, Mary E. Barney, is the only daughter of Edward DeKraft, who devised all his real estate and the residue of his personal estate to respondents, Saunders and Weightman, (together with Joseph Pearson, since dead,) on the following trusts: 1st. To permit the widow to enjoy during life or widowhood certain portions of the trust estate. 2. In trust to receive...

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