Connolley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, under St. 1893, c. 340, filed October 23, 1895, to quiet the petitioner’s title to certain real estate in Boston. Hearing in this court, before Allen, J., who reported the case for the consideration of the full court, in substance as follows. Sarah Davis, whose will was duly proved and allowed on or about May 15, 1847, died seised of one undivided half interest in the premises in question.
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Petition, under St. 1893, c. 340, filed October 23, 1895, to quiet the petitioner’s title to certain real estate in Boston. Hearing in this court, before Allen, J., who reported the case for the consideration of the full court, in substance as follows. Sarah Davis, whose will was duly proved and allowed on or about May 15, 1847, died seised of one undivided half interest in the premises in question. In 1836, when she made the will, she had been seised of one undivided third part thereof only. By her will she devised one third part of the premises to her only sister, Susannah Davis, for life,…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
This case is reported for our consideration by a justice of this court, and the only question in it is whether the petitioner has a record title to the whole estate within the meaning of St. 1893, c. 340, § 1.
It is found that, by the true construction of the will of Sarah Davis who died in 1847, the shares which Charles Davis and Horatio Davis took under it in the real estate in question were such as to make their interest in 1851, including portions which they inherited from others, ]-||- each. In that year Horatio Davis made to his brother Charles a warranty deed of one half of the…
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