McMillan v. Deering & Co.

The appellee holds and claims the ownership in fee, of the real estate in suit, by mesne conveyances from the widow of John Rupert, made pursuant to the provisions of the last will of said Rupert. The appellants'claim and seek to quiet title to said real estate as the heirs of one of the daughters of said John Rupert, and predicate their claim upon the provisions of said will.

The will was in a single clause or item, and the part thereof requiring interpretation is as follows: “I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Amelia Rupert, all the property, moneys and effects that I may be possessed…