Marwick v. Andrews
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Writ oe entry, dated October 25, 1845, to recover a lot of land in Portland. The report of the trial, before WhitmáN C. J. is as follows:— The demandants read in evidence a deed from Edward Watts to Hugh Marwick and Lydia, his wife, of the demanded premises, dated June 27, 1795. The demandants then called Abigail Marwick, who testified, that Hugh Marwick died previous to the year 1834 ; that there are no children of Hugh and Lydia Marwick living; and that the demandants are…
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Writ oe entry, dated October 25, 1845, to recover a lot of land in Portland. The report of the trial, before WhitmáN C. J. is as follows:— The demandants read in evidence a deed from Edward Watts to Hugh Marwick and Lydia, his wife, of the demanded premises, dated June 27, 1795. The demandants then called Abigail Marwick, who testified, that Hugh Marwick died previous to the year 1834 ; that there are no children of Hugh and Lydia Marwick living; and that the demandants are the only living grandchildren of Hugh and Lydia Marwick, and are the sons of George Marwick. On cross-examination, she…
1Opinion of the Court
*529The opinion of the Court was prepared by
Shepeey J.
The estate demanded in this action was conveyed by Edward Watts to Hugh Marwick and Lydia his wife, on June 27, 1795. The wife survived the husband, became entitled to hold the estate in fee, and conveyed it to her son, Andrew S. Marwick, on October 25, 1830. The son, by his will, approved in February, 1833, devised all his real and personal estate to his wife Elizabeth, after payment of his debts and funeral charges, “ to hold the same to her and her heirs forever. On condition, however, that my said wife shall support and maintain in a…
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