Legal Opinion

Hefner v. Yount

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 1847PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

A. AND B. his wife conveyed certain real estate to C. and' ' D. on condition that the grantors should be permitted to continue to occupy the house on the premises, and that the grantees, their heirs, executors, and administrators, should furnish the grantors a decent and comfortable support during their (the grantors’) lives. Held, that said condition was a condition subsequent; and that if the possession of said house and a suitable support were not furnished to B. after the death of her husband, she might claim her dower in the premises.

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Glocke v. GlockeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Sheets v. Vandalia Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1920
  3. Leach v. LeachIndiana Supreme Court · 1853
  4. Scott v. StipeIndiana Supreme Court · 1859
  5. Hershman v. HershmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1878