St. James Orphan Asylum v. Shelby
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Douglas county. Tried below before Fawcett, J.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
In the will of Joseph' Creighton, deceased, among other provisions, appears the following: “Item. I hereby give and bequeath unto the Rt. Reverend James O’Conner, Bishop of Omaha, if he shall survive me, the following lands situate in the county of Douglas, in said state, that is to say,” (description of land follows) “if the said Bishop O’Conner do not survive me, then my will is, that the said land shall go to his successor as Bishop of Omaha, my wish and direction is that the said Bishop O’Conner, if he shall survive me, or his said successor as Bishop of Omaha, apply the said lands and…
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