Winn v. Winn
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
BOULDIN, Justice.
Primarily this litigation is to recover the estate of remaindermen after the death of a life tenant.
The property rights of the parties derive from the will of Dr. Colin McSwean, who died in 1910. The will, Items 2 to 8, appear in the report of the case.
For present purposes, we observe, the will named Margaret A. McSwean, wife of the testator, as executrix without bond; devised and bequeathed to her a life estate in all his property, real and personal, ■ subject to payment of debts, with remainder to collateral relatives, named in the will. The will contained three powers, of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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