Carlyle v. Pee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The question presented here involves the interpretation of a will and the validity of certain deeds executed by a beneficiary thereunder. The grantee in the deeds sought to quiet his title, was defeated and appeals. The facts are substantially as follows:

John C. Witt died April 25, 1908, seized of real and personal property. He executed a will, the material portions of which read:

“I, John C. Witt, give, devise and bequeath all my estate, real and personal, to my wife, Alice Witt, as long as she may live, and after her death to go to…