Bryant v. . Bryant

The deed executed by ~W. "W. Scott and his wife on 14 February, 1ÍUL3, conveyed to the defendant and his wife an estate by entire-ties. "When the defendant put his wife to death, to what extent did his felonious act affect his interest in the land? This is the question proposed for solution.

A review of the cases involving the legal effect of felonious homicide upon the title claimed by the slayer to the property of the deceased discloses three lines of argument: (1) The legal title does not pass to the murderer as heir or devisee; (2) the legal title passes to the murderer and may be-retained…