Draper v. Morris
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Washington Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtHackney, J.
On the 3d day of May, 1886, one Thomas Morris died testate in Washington county, leaving surviving him his wife, Hannah Morris, and leaving no children.
The second item of his last will was as follows: “As to my farm in said county, to wit, 84 acres, * * * I make the following disposition of same: I devise said farm and land to my brother, Micah Morris, to be his in fee simple, reserving, to myself and my wife, Hannah Morris, full control and possession of said farm during each of our lives. And if my said wife shall not elect to accept the terms of this will at my death, I devise her a life…
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