De Leon v. De Leon
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Sumter, -, 1916. Suit by Edwin W. De Leon and others against Perry M. De Leon -and others. From the judgment, defendants appeal. submits: A limitation until marriage creates a life estate: Coke Litt. 42a; 2d Blackstone Com. 121; 4 Kent Com. 26; 1 Hilliard on Real Property 100; 2 Fearne Remainders (10th ed.), sec. 35; 2 Minors Inst. 100; 1 Taylor on Landlord and Tenant, secs. 52, 53; 16 Cyc. 614; (Minn.) 21 L. R. A. (N. S.) 575; 119 N. W. 797; 38 Ohio St.…
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Before Shipp, J., Sumter, -, 1916. Suit by Edwin W. De Leon and others against Perry M. De Leon -and others. From the judgment, defendants appeal. submits: A limitation until marriage creates a life estate: Coke Litt. 42a; 2d Blackstone Com. 121; 4 Kent Com. 26; 1 Hilliard on Real Property 100; 2 Fearne Remainders (10th ed.), sec. 35; 2 Minors Inst. 100; 1 Taylor on Landlord and Tenant, secs. 52, 53; 16 Cyc. 614; (Minn.) 21 L. R. A. (N. S.) 575; 119 N. W. 797; 38 Ohio St. 118; 5 Rand (Va). 574; 3 Wash. C. C. 498; Fed. Cas. 4, 974; 7 Pick. 169; 17 N. T. Fq. 356; 24 Wend. 201; 5 Denio 414; 70…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice Gary.
*404This appeal involves the construction of a will. Miriam L. Cohen died in 1869, leaving of force her last will and testament, the second clause of which is as follows :
“I desire my estate equally divided between my children, Ludlow Cohen and Isabel D. Moses, wife of F. P. Moses, the share of Isabel D. Moses I leave to H. H. De Leon and Ludlow Cohen, in trust for her and her heirs forever, and to be in no way liable, for the debts of her present, or any future husband, and should she die without issue, then her portion to revert to…
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