Gehlbach v. Briegel

On April 30, 1888, Jacob Gehlbach, the father of the complainant, (appellee,) together with his wife, Louisa, conveyed to their daughter Henrietta Ann Briegel and Gustav Briegel, her husband, a quarter-section of land in Logan county, Illinois. The habendum in that deed is the source of the present litigation and contained the following language: “For and during their lifetime, then to the heirs of the body of our daughter, Henrietta Ann Briegel, and if she leaves no child or children surviving her, then to her heirs according to law.” The grantor in that deed died six years later, leaving as…