Crump v. Phelps

Mrs. Crump, the appellant, by her bill in this cause, asserts she is the fee simple owner of a described tract of land under the terms of a will of Mrs. Mary Bullock Vick Phelps, or, if not by the will, then by virtue of a partition agreement executed by the four named beneficiaries in the will. Appellees contend she is not the fee simple owner but say she has only a life estate in the tract in question. The chancellor dismissed the bill and Mrs. Crump appeals.

The primary question is what title vested in appellant by that will under the facts of this case. ' These are the circumstances: The…