Foster v. Hilliard

STOBY, Circuit Justice.

The case may be shortly stated, upon which the arguments have been addressed to the court. A devise was made of certain wild and uncultivated land in Maine to A., as tenant for life, remainder to his nephews, who were minors, in fee. After the death of the testator, the tenant for life, with the assent of the guardian of the minors, sold the land, and received a part of the purchase money, and then died, and the residue of the purchase money has since been received by the executors of the tenant for life. The minors have since come of age; they do not seek to disturb…