Can a will be made to the wife of a deceased bequeen to her use and benefit during her lifetime?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bonnes (Estate) (Re), 1919 CanLII 321 (SK QB):
I am of the opinion that Hodges v. Goodnough, supra, is not applicable here. In that case the provision in the will in question read as follows’: I give, devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate of which I may die possessed in the manner following, that is to say: To my wife Angie J. Goodnough, the whole of my real and personal estate for her use and benefit during her lifetime, and at her decease anything remaining to be divided share and share alike among my children whose names are here written.
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