Eakins v. Eakins

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

This appeal involves the construction of the tenth clause of the will of Enoch G. Eakins, who died a resident of Henderson county in the year 1905.

The testator was survived by his . wife and several children and grandchildren. He devised to his children and grandchildren certain tracts of land subject to the life estate of their mother.

In-clause two the devise is to “George M. Eakins and his children,” followed by the words, “to have and to hold unto the said George M. Eakins for and during his natural life with remainder at his death to go to his…