Ericson v. Martin

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Miller

— Affirming.

William Cook died testate in 1890 a resident of Shelby County. The fourth paragraph of his will reads as follows:

“I will and-bequeath to my daughter, Espié Ethron Craves, and her bodily heirs, one-third of my estate, less one thousand ($1,000) dollars. I further will' that the money arising from the sale of my estate shall be invested in a home for her and her bodily heirs and that the same shall be deeded to her and her bodily heirs, to be invested by my executor,”

Following this direction of the will the executor bought a tract of 127 acres of…