Bishop v. Bishop

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

The question, on a case stated, is whether plaintiffs, Margaret Bishop, Louise B. Minehart (nee Louise Boyer) and their respective husbands, can convey to defendant a good and marketable title to certain real estate. The property had been owned by Mary C. Wood, who, by her will, provided as follows: “I direct my Executrices to sell as much of my real estate as may be needed, after my death, to pay my just debts and funeral expenses and to raise the sum of $2000.00 that I have given to the Farmers & Merchants Trust Co., guardian of Hugh Wood. If any real estate…