John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Dower

On September 9, 1895, Thomas Leader and wife by deed gave to their son, L. C. Leader, and Bertha Leader, his wife, a life estate in the land involved in this foreclosure suit with a remainder over. The habendum clause of the deed, after the gift of the life estate, reads as follows:

“To have and to hold the above described lands during their natural lives and the life of each of them and at the death of said grantees, or the survivor, then said described real estate to go to the children of the said L. C. Leader, but if the said L. C. Leader should die without children or their issue, then…