Ligget v. Fidelity & Columbia Trust Co.

Opinion of the Court by.Drury, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The subject matter of this litigation is a part of tbe estate of John D. Taggart, who died testate in 1898, and the question for our determination is the correct ness or incorrectness of the disposition the trial court made of it. This is what the trial court did. He held Anna L. Ligget took a valid life estate, then Robert C. Ligget had a valid estate for his life, then Robert C. Ligget’s children took the estate in fee.

The names of these litigants and their relations to this litigation, in this court, are as follows: Robert C. Ligget…