Legal Opinion

College v. Woollen

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 11, 2002No. 27A02-0112-CV-849Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Intervenor, Earlham College (“College”) appeals the trial court’s order concluding that certain property owned by David Murtón Woollen (“testator”) did not vest in his daughter as his sole heir at law at his death and become part of her estate upon her death, but reverted to his estate to be distributed to his collateral heirs upon his daughter’s death.

We affirm.

ISSUES

The College raises several issues for our review, which we restate as follows: whether the testator intended for the real estate, given to his daughter for her lifetime, to vest…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. MitchellIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Burrell v. JeanIndiana Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Rusing v. RusingIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
  4. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. BeiselIndiana Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. Hackleman v. HacklemanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1925

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API