Wilkins v. Eanes
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineaú, Chancellor; 1. Under the will, appellee took only a qualified fee in the lots, with a limitation over by way of executory devise. 82 Ark. 209; 55 Wise. 96; 100 N. Y. 288; 11 R. C: L. 470; 2 Jarman on Wills, 44, 485,495; 13 N. Y. 273; 19 Id. 344; 4 Kent Com. 279; 26 Atl. 770; 3 Term.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineaú, Chancellor; 1. Under the will, appellee took only a qualified fee in the lots, with a limitation over by way of executory devise. 82 Ark. 209; 55 Wise. 96; 100 N. Y. 288; 11 R. C: L. 470; 2 Jarman on Wills, 44, 485,495; 13 N. Y. 273; 19 Id. 344; 4 Kent Com. 279; 26 Atl. 770; 3 Term. (Pa.) 143; 74 Ark. 545; 105 N. W. 161; 81 Ark. 480; 2 Redfield Wills (3 ed.) 278; Page on Wills, § 684; 11 R. C. L. 476-7. See, also, 3 Ark. 148; 13 Id. 91, and 23 Id. 356; 19 Id. 66-9. 2. The limitation over to Mary A. Eanes and heirs is a valid executory…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
This is an action instituted by appellee in the chancery court of Pulaski county to compel specific performance of a written contract entered into between him and appellant, whereby he agreed to sell, and appellant agreed to purchase, certain real estate situated in the city of Little Rock. The contract set forth in the complaint is unambiguous in its terms, and constitutes an undertaking on the part of appellee to sell, and on the part of appellant to purchase, the two lots for the stipulated price. Appellant paid the sum of $100 on the purchase price, which is recited in the contract, and…
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