Homet v. Bacon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE BRADFORD COUNTY. No. 268 January Term 1888, Sup. Gt.; court below, No. 660 May Term 1887, G. P. On April 7, 1887, Francis X. Hornet, J. G. Hornet and others, brought ejectment against. 11. S. Bacon, to recover a tract of land in Asylum township. Issue.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE BRADFORD COUNTY. No. 268 January Term 1888, Sup. Gt.; court below, No. 660 May Term 1887, G. P. On April 7, 1887, Francis X. Hornet, J. G. Hornet and others, brought ejectment against. 11. S. Bacon, to recover a tract of land in Asylum township. Issue. At the trial on.September 23, 1887, the following case was presented: The plaintiffs showed the possession of the land in dispute, 99 acres and 76 perches, by the defendant, and then put in evidence a statement of facts agreed upon by the parties as the facts of the case, and which was as follows: 1. That…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Gbeen :
We are quite unable to discover any difficulty as to the character of Lydia Hornet’s estate in the land in question, under the will of her father. The operative words of the will are: “ It is my will also and I do order and direct that my dear Cynthia shall have during her natural life the use and occupancy and profits of such parts of the farm whereon I am now living as is hereafter described,” (then follows a full description). “But after my dear wife Cynthia Hornet’s death it is my will and desire that the real estate afore described should descend to the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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