New York Supreme Court September 14, 1857 (Hoey v. Kenny)

By the Court, Mitchell, P. J.

Nicholas Kenny made his will in 1836, and thereby gave one half of his estate, .subject to two annuities and to the widow’s dower, as follows : “ Unto my beloved wife Margaret Kenny, to be held and enjoyed by her during her natural life, and by her to be divided and distributed by will among my relatives, in such shares as she may see fit and deem to be just.