Ward v. Armstrong

John Bracken, in his lifetime, claimed to be the equitable owner of the lands involved in this litigation, but the legal title was in one Thomas Gavelin. After'the death of John Bracken, his executors instituted a suit against Gavelin, to procure the legal title for the benefit of his heirs, three of whom survived him. Francis Bracken, one of the heirs, married complainant, and died in 1862. A posthumous child was born unto him, which lived but a short time, and died, leaving complainant its only heir at law. Pending the litigation concerning the Gavelin title, the property was sold for…