Legal Opinion

Skinner v. Harrison Township

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 14, 1888No. 13,433PublishedCited by 27 opinions

From the Cass Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

On August 17th, 1866, Abraham D. Skinner, a resident of Harrison township, in Cass county, died testate, leaving no child or other heir at law, except his widow, Jane Skinner, to whom he devised and bequeathed eighty acres of land, together with his personal property, subject to the payment of his debts. Another eighty acres of land of which he was the owner was disposed of as follows:

“ My land lying in section twenty-six (26), in the same town and range as above mentioned, on the west side of the EaPorte road, my wife to have the use of during her natural life, and at her decease to fall to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. VIDAL v. Girard's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
  2. Chambers v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
  3. Bell County v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  4. Girard v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  5. Middleton v. GreesonIndiana Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. Richards v. WilsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
  4. In re John's WillOregon Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Daugherty v. RogersIndiana Supreme Court · 1889

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