In re Reeves
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Petition to Bar an Estate Tail. Edward. Taylor, who died on or about March 30, 1897, by his will probated in Sussex County, disposed of a farm in Broad Creek Hundred and certain lots of land in Laurel, as part of his residuary estate, by the following provision: “I give and devise to my wife, Martha Taylor, all the residue of my property, real, personal or mixed, to be held by her for and during the period of her natural life or widowhood, and for her to properly educate and…
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Petition to Bar an Estate Tail. Edward. Taylor, who died on or about March 30, 1897, by his will probated in Sussex County, disposed of a farm in Broad Creek Hundred and certain lots of land in Laurel, as part of his residuary estate, by the following provision: “I give and devise to my wife, Martha Taylor, all the residue of my property, real, personal or mixed, to be held by her for and during the period of her natural life or widowhood, and for her to properly educate and clothe the boy, William Reeves, that I now have with me, and at the death or marriage of my said wife, Martha,…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The trustee has assigned sufficient reasons for selling the land held by the lunatic. He also asks that when sold it be sold and conveyed as a fee simple estate and not as an estate tail. It is not admitted by the counsel for the tenant in remainder after the estate of the lunatic that there is an estate tail, though no discussion of this point was had at the argument. It seems clear that William Reeves, the lunatic, took an estate tail under the will of Edward Taylor. After the life estate to his wife, the testator gave his residuary estate to William Reeves and the lawful…
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