Shugart v. Shugart

We adopt the statement of the case as made by the Court of Civil Appeals, which follows:

“On the 19th day of July, 1S77, Stokely S. Shugart executed a deed, conveying to his wife, Nancy, a life estate in 178 acres of land, with remainder to their two daughters, Artitia and Louisa (the lower half to Artitia and the upper half to Louisa), upon conditional limitation expressed in the following clauses contained in the deed, to wit: ‘And in ease that either or both Artitia and Louisa Shugart should die without heirs of their body, the above and within described land shall revert to and be divided…