Black v. Todd

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

*251The question raised by the appeal turns upon the construction of the will of Mrs. Jane Pressley, who died in 1875. The provisions of the will involved are as follows:

“Item 2. I give, devise and bequeath unto my executors * * * my house and lot * * * for the sole and separate use of my beloved daughter, Corrinna Mystis Harris, for and during the term of her natural life; * * * and from and immediately after her decease, I give and devise the same unto the children of my daughter, Corrinna M. Harris, if she should die leaving any, the…