Flaherty v. Stephenson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Wood County. Bill by W. P. Flaherty against. J. il. Stephenson and E. G. Stephenson. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant E. G. Stephenson appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge:
E. G. Stephenson appeals from a decree of the circuit court of Wood county subjecting" the life estate of his father, J. M. *193Stephenson, in a certain tract of one hundred and eleven acres to- the payment of the debts of M. Campbell, plaintiff, now deceased. Such life estate having been conveyed to appellant by his father after the contraction of such indebtedness, for the nominal consideration of five dollars and the future support of himself and family. By this appeal, three propositions are presented:
1. Does the provision of the will creating the life estate operate to prevent…
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