Joseph Wilkins v. David Allen
Supreme Court of the United States
. This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the western district of Pennsylvania. • It was an ejectment brought by the Allens, who were aliens and-subjects of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, to recover four undivided fifth parts of one undivided half of a lot in Pittsburg. They were heirs of Michael Allen, and the question was, whether Allen, the testator, had devised the property in question by his will.
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. This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the western district of Pennsylvania. • It was an ejectment brought by the Allens, who were aliens and-subjects of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, to recover four undivided fifth parts of one undivided half of a lot in Pittsburg. They were heirs of Michael Allen, and the question was, whether Allen, the testator, had devised the property in question by his will. The substance of the will is given in the opinion of the court, as are also the rulings of the circuit court. The points made by Mr.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
Michael Allen, of the city of. Pittsburg, made his will in 1849, by which he bequeathed to his wife, for life, his dwelling-house in said city, with two lots of ground occupied by him and her as a garden. He also gave her the household furniture and library. “ And still furthermore,” he declares, “ that, first and foremost, there shall be secured to my dear wife, on my real and personal estate, an annuity of twelve hundred dollars a year, to be punctually paid semiannually during her lifetime, and that my executors pay all the taxes on the premises occupied by my dear wife during her…
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