Logan v. Logan

The matters in controversy in this case arise upon the construction of the statutes of this state relating to the disposing by will of the property of married men. Samuel M. Logan died in 1883, leaving him surviving, as his only heirs at law, Mary E. Logan, his widow, and three sons and one daughter. His estate consisted of four city lots in the city of Denver and some personal property. By his will he devised one lot to Mary J. Logan, the plaintiff in error, who was not an heir at law. A life estate in another lot was devised to Mary E. Logan, the widow, with remainder in certain proportions…