Bean v. Boudreau

This case involves a suit to partition 160 acres of farmland located in Iroquois County. Charles Arseneau, the common ancestor of a majority of the claimants, executed a warranty deed which conveyed a life estate to Camille Arseneau, one of Charles’ children. The main dispute in the instant case centers around the interpretation of the clause disposing of the property after Camille’s death. The clause provided that if Camille died without children, the farmland would revert to Charles’ remaining children “who shall survive.” The trial court interpreted the clause to require the remaining…