Sperry v. Swiger
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Harrison County. Bill by M. G. Sperry against Mary C. Swiger and others. Decree for defendant Cunningham, and plaintiff and defendant Swiger appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BraNNON, Judge:
Franklin Cunningham died owning a tract of land, leaving a will containing this provision: “I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Susan L. Cunningham, all my estate both real and personal or mixed of which I shall die seized and possessed or to which I shall be entitled at my decease * * * To have and to hold the same to her control and management until my youngest child shall arrive at tweiffy-one years of age, it is further provided in this my will that the property herein devised and bequeathed my wife, Susan L. Cunningham, shall by the rents and profits of said property…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Robinson v. WareSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Morris v. RoseberryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
- Owen v. PeacockIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
- Proctor v. BigelowMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
- Hastings v. MaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co. v. DeMossIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916
- Britt v. GordonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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