Doom's Ex'rs v. Doom's Devisees

Opinion by

Judge PFters:

The main question presented by this appeal is the proper construction of the will of Benjamin Doom, who- died in the county of Nelson in January, 1854, the chief difficulty growing out of the fourth and ninth clauses of said will.

After a careful examination of. the whole will, we can not doubt that it was the intention of the testator, and that he did, by the fourth clause of his will, pass to his two sons, James M. Doom and Wm. PI. Doom, the absolute title to all his interest in his tanyards, including his bark, or knob lands, his saddler shop, and all the property,…