Brugh v. Denman
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Marshall Circuit Court; Harry Bernetha, Judge. Suit by Tabitha Denman against Emma A. Brugh and others. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
The questions presented by this appeal are the relative rights of a life tenant and the owner of the fee of the same land in respect to growing timber.
The court found substantially the following facts: Appellee by the last will of her husband was given a life estate in 180 acres of land all in one body and constituting one farm, which was the home of the husband and appellee at the time of his death and since his death appellee has been in possession. By the will appellant Brugh, a daughter, became the owner in fee of forty acres of the land. This tract of forty acres is inclosed, with a…
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