Bradley's Ex'rs v. Lyles

Opinion by

Judge Lindsay:

It is now too late to question the rule of construction announced in the two cases of Ford et al. v. Teal, 7 Bush 156; and Woodhead *463et al. v. Foulds et al., 7 Bush 222. Since the decisions in these cases, and after full and free criticism by the profession, the General Statutes have been adopted, and Sec. 22, Chap'. 24, Rev. Stat.,. re-enacted, or rather continued in force without the slightest change. See Sec. 21, Chap. 24, Gen. Stat.

Of course this action by the legislature does not specially affect the rights of the parties to this cause; but it does indicate that…