Long v. Paul
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. ' No. 433 January,Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No 57 February Term 1888, C. P. On December 26, 1888, Catharine Paul, et ah, children and a grandchild of Cornelius Maurer, deceased, brought ejectment against Jacob Long and Rachael, his wife, to recover certain realty of which the said decedent died seised.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. ' No. 433 January,Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No 57 February Term 1888, C. P. On December 26, 1888, Catharine Paul, et ah, children and a grandchild of Cornelius Maurer, deceased, brought ejectment against Jacob Long and Rachael, his wife, to recover certain realty of which the said decedent died seised. The cause was submitted to the court in the form of a case stated, which showed the facts following: 1. That the title for the land mentioned in the writ of ejectment in this case, was out of the commonwealth, on April 1,…
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Mr. Justice Mitchell:
The draughtsman of this will had a very limited command of the English language, and even this was evidently hampered by the recollection of the form book. But taking the whole will together the testator’s intention is reasonably clear to give his wife the use and income of his whole estate so long as she remained his widow, and of half of it in case she re-married, but not in either event to give her more than a life estate in the realty. The lands are expressly given to her “ to keep for her own use, as long as she keeps my name,” which is plainly a gift during…
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