Smaw v. Young
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Green. Heard before the Hon. Wm. H. Tayloe. cited 20 Am. & Eng Encyc. of Law, 840 ; Kennard v. Kennard, 63 N. H. 303; 4 Kent, Com. 206; Wiggins v. Perkins, 2 N. E. Rep. 896 ; Leandors v. Coke, 122111. 317 ; Weehaukin Ferry Co. y. Session, 17 N,' J. Eq. 475 ; Schmanngos v. Gross, 132 Mass. 142; Colby v. Duncan, 139 Mass. 398 ; Huntv. Ball, 37 Me. 333 ; Peets y. Weise, 47N. J. Law, 154; Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. v. Brown, 17 Atl.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Green. Heard before the Hon. Wm. H. Tayloe. cited 20 Am. & Eng Encyc. of Law, 840 ; Kennard v. Kennard, 63 N. H. 303; 4 Kent, Com. 206; Wiggins v. Perkins, 2 N. E. Rep. 896 ; Leandors v. Coke, 122111. 317 ; Weehaukin Ferry Co. y. Session, 17 N,' J. Eq. 475 ; Schmanngos v. Gross, 132 Mass. 142; Colby v. Duncan, 139 Mass. 398 ; Huntv. Ball, 37 Me. 333 ; Peets y. Weise, 47N. J. Law, 154; Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. v. Brown, 17 Atl. Rep. 937 ; Greer v. McAphee, 82 N. C. 187; Whiter. White, 86 Ky. 612 ; Thompson v. Lucldington, 104 Mass. 193 ; Drew’s Admer. r.…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
In June, 1855, Alexander McAlpine conveyed to Bryant Gulley the lands described in the bill, “to have and to hold the same unto him, the said Bryant Gulley, during his natural lifetime, and in the event he leaves a wife when he dies, his widow shall have use of the aforesaid property for four years from the death of her husband or during her widowhood. Should the widow of the said Gulley die or marry before the expiration of the four years, so soon as the crop on hand shall be gathered, all of the aforesaid property shall be equally divided between the surviving children of mv daughters Jane…
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