Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Smith
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 29, 1919No. 9,898PublishedCited by 8 opinions
From Carroll Circuit Court; James P. Wason, Judge. Action by Wilson A. D. Hardy and others, against Miranda Smith and others. From a judgment for defendants, the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRemy, J.
— Mary A. Lamb, by item 3 of her will, devised to her husband, William R. Lamb, and her brother, Alexander Hardy, each a life estate in certain lands therein described. Item 4 of said will is as follows:
“Item 4. Subject to the provisions of item three, in favor of my husband and my brother, Alexander, I devise the said real estate described in item three and all the real estate of which I may die the owner,, to my niece Miranda Smith of Kokomo, Indiana,- for and during the term of her natural life, or in case of her death prior to my death, or the death of my husband and brother, then at her…
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