Crockett v. Robinson
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Writ of entry dated Feb. 3, 1865, to recover one undivided fourth part of a tract of laud in Meredith, being the westerly half of a tract of land called the Crockett place. Plea, the general issue.
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Writ of entry dated Feb. 3, 1865, to recover one undivided fourth part of a tract of laud in Meredith, being the westerly half of a tract of land called the Crockett place. Plea, the general issue. For the purposes of this case the parties agree upon the following facts: Joshua Crockett, senior, was the owner of the whole lot, of which the demanded premises constitute the western half, on the 15th day of December, 1814, and from that time until his decease in Januax-y, 1815. On said 15th day of December, said Joshua made and executed his last will and testament in due form, in which the…
1Opinion of the CourtPbexey, C. J.
The demandant maintains that, inasmuch as Chase Crockett died without children, or lineal descendants answering to the term of "lawful heirs,” in the sense of that term as used in the will, the intention of the testator was that upon the death of Chase Crockett, the estate ip all the 1 and should vest in the persons who were the lawful' heirs of Joshua Crockett at the time of his death. To reach this result we must read the will to mean that during the joint lives of Joshua and Chase Crockett they should have an estate in common; for the farm is to be equally divided between them, which, even…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975