Monaghan v. Agricultural Fire Insurance

Plaintiffs.are minors and children of John Monaghan, deceased. In 1876, John Monaghan being the owner of eighty acres of land, conveyed the north half thereof to his father Patrick Monaghan, but remained in possession and lived upon it with his family until his death, which occurred in the early part of the year 1879. On the 6 thday of January of that year he made his last will, by which, after directing the payment of his debts, he directed his executors to sell whichever forty acres of his land would sell the best, and pay first the mortgages then against his place, and then certain debts…