Johnson v. Williams
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Writ of entry, to recover a parcel of land in Charlton. Plea, nul disseisin. The case was submitted to the Superior Court, and, after judgment for the demandants, to this court on appeal, on agreed facts, which appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtW. Allen, J.
The demandants are the heirs of Orison Johnson, who died intestate on July 6, 1888. On the day before his death, July 5, 1888, Marsha Johnson, his wife, died, leaving no issue living, and leaving a will dated August 23, 1883, to which her husband gave no written consent, by which she devised all her real estate to her husband for his life, with remainder to the tenant in fee. After the probate of the will, on September 4, 1888, the tenant took possession of such real estate, which consisted of the demanded premises, and was of less value than five thousand dollars. The only question is…
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