Robins v. Quinliven
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1875, No. 245. This was an action of ejectment brought May 1st 1875, by Blanche O. Robins and others, against John Quinliven, for a lot of land on Townsend street, Pittsburg.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1875, No. 245. This was an action of ejectment brought May 1st 1875, by Blanche O. Robins and others, against John Quinliven, for a lot of land on Townsend street, Pittsburg. The parties filed a case stated, in which the following facts were agreed to:— John Marshall died in January 1857, seised of the lot in question, leaving a will which was proved January 19th 1857, and by which he devised as follows:— “ I give, devise and bequeath unto my daughter, Mary Robins, for and during her natural life, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
The question presented by the case stated is, what estate did Mary Robins take in the lot in controversy under the will of her father? Was it an estate for life, or an estate in fee simple?
The lot was devised to her for and during her natural life, free, clear and discharged from any estate, claim or control of her present or any future husband, and after her death to her issue and their heirs for ever in the proportions to which they would be entitled, under the intestate laws of Pennsylvania, respectively. It is clear that the testator did not intend to give his daughter an estate in fee…
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