Heatley v. Long

A testator, the day before his death, sold and conveyed the east half of a certain land lot “except one fourth the mineral interest,” and in his will, executed on the same day, he provided that, with the exception of one mule, “all my property both real and personal” should go to his wife during her natural life, with remainder to her bodily heirs. After the death of the testator, the wife conveyed to one of her children one undivided half interest in the land lot. Ejectment was brought in the “John Doe” form against the grantee of the widow, to recover one undivided half interest in the west…