Legal Opinion
Ridgeway v. Lanphear
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1884No. 8519PublishedCited by 38 opinions
From the Vanderburgh Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Elliott, J. —
The contest in this case is upon the construction of the clause in the will of Mabrina Lanphear, which reads thus:
“ Item 3d. I devise and bequeath unto my said son DeWitt H. Lanphear all my real estate, whatsoever, including lot seventeen (17), block two (2), in the Eastern Enlargement to the city of Evansville, Indiana, during his natural life, and at his death to his children, if he have any; and if he have no children, or if there be no heirs of his body, then the real estate to his other heirs of his own blood equally; and if the said DeWitt H. Lanphear die leaving a wife,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Webster v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- Daniel v. WhartenbySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Prior v. QuackenbushIndiana Supreme Court · 1868
- Cleveland v. SpilmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
- Jones v. MillerIndiana Supreme Court · 1859
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Allen v. CraftIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Wescott v. BinfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Brumfield v. DrookIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Fountain County Coal & Mining Co. v. BeckleheimerIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Hochstedler v. HochstedlerIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
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