Dickson v. Wildman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama. Action at law by Annie Dickson and others against Minnie Wild-man and others. Judgment (175 Fed. 580) for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBY', Circuit J udge.
The plaintiffs are the children and minor heirs of Barton F. Dickson, deceased. They claim the real estate sued for by inheritance from him. In his lifetime he .conveyed it to George A. Searcy. The plaintiffs contend that he conveyed only a life estate. The Circuit Court held, however;, that the conveyance carried the fee-simple title, and that the plaintiffs, therefore, could not recover. This ruling the plaintiffs assign as error. . ,
1. The main question presented for decision is whether the deed from Barton F. Dickson conveyed a fee-simple title, or only an estate…
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