Berndt Admr. v. Lusher

•RICHARDS, J.

It is well-settled under the provisions of the section cited that the sister of the deceased husband would have an interest only in the event that the widow died intestate without children or their legal representatives and in possession of the identical property which came to her from her husband, as was held in Guear, et al, v Stechschulte, Admr, et al, 119 Oh St 1, 8.

The doctrine of equitable conversion of real estate into personalty, or vice versa, has long been a well-recognized principle of the law. It is well stated in 9 Ohio Jurisprudence, 719, in the language of Lord…