Brant v. Virginia Coal & Iron Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of West Virginia. In April, 1831, Robert Sinclair, of Hampshire County, Va., died, leaving a widow and eight surviving children. He was, at the time of his death, possessed of some personal prop? erty,-and the real property in controversy, consisting of one hundred and ten acres.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of West Virginia. In April, 1831, Robert Sinclair, of Hampshire County, Va., died, leaving a widow and eight surviving children. He was, at the time of his death, possessed of some personal prop? erty,-and the real property in controversy, consisting of one hundred and ten acres. By his last will and testament he made • the following devise: “ I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Nancy Sinclair, all my éstate, both real and personal ; that is to say, all my lands, cattle, horses, sheep, farming utensils, household and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
stated the case, and delivered the opinion of the court.
The disposition of the case, depends upon the construction given to the devise of Robert Sinclair to his widow, and the operation of the foreclosure proceedings as an estoppel upon the complainant from asserting title to the property.
The complainant contends that the widow took a life-estate in the property, with only such power as a life-tenant can have, and that her conveyance, therefore, carried no greater interest to the Union Potomac Company. The defendant corporation, on the other hand, insists, that, with the life-estate, the…
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