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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...for life has an interest in the first year's income (), but an interest varying according to the circumstances of the case, as will appear from the following distinctions. (a) Income of property applied in paying legacies.--The tenant for life of a residue is not entitled to the income accruing during the delay allowed for the payment of legaeiex (a) Sitwell v. Bernard, 6 Ves. 520; 13 Beav. 288; Beanland v. Halliwell, Entwistle v. Markland, Stuart v. 1 C. P. Cooper, t. Cottenham, 169, Bruere, cited lb. 528, 529; Griffith v. note (o). Morrison, cited 1J. & W. 311; Tucker (c) 6 Ves. 520. v. Boswell, 5 Beav. 607; Kilvington (rf) Stott v. Hollingworth, 3 Mad. v. Gray, 2 S. & S. 396; Parry v. War-161. rington, 6 Mac. 155; Stair r. Macgill, (e) Taylor v. Hibbert, 1 J. & W. 1 Bligh, N. S. 662. 308. (6) Noel v. Lord Henley, 7 Price, (/) See Angerstein v. Martin, T. 251; Vickers v. Scott, 3 M. & K. 500; & R. 238; Hewitt v. Morris, lb. 244. and see Vigor v. Harwood, 12 Sim. (j) Macpberson v. Macpherson, 16 172; Greisley v. Earl of Chesterfield, Jur. 847. on so much of the testator's property as is subse302 quently applied in paying them (a). Executors, as between themselves and the persons interested in the residue, are at liberty to have recourse to any funds they please for payment of debts and legacies, but in adjusting the accounts between the tenant for life and remainderman, they must be taken to have paid the debts and legacies not out of capital only or out of income only, but with such portion of the capital, as together with the income of that portion for one year from the testator's death, was sufficient for the purpose (V). As to contingent legacies which may or may not become payable, the tenant for life is, from a...