Legal Opinion

Henderson v. Gray

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1914PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Barnes County; J. A. Coffey, J. From a final order adjudging void certain provisions of a will devising real property, upon the ground that the same operate to unlawfully suspend the power of alienation, the petitioners for the probate of such will appeal. The will here in question does not operate to suspend the power of alienation.

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Appeal from District Court, Barnes County; J. A. Coffey, J. From a final order adjudging void certain provisions of a will devising real property, upon the ground that the same operate to unlawfully suspend the power of alienation, the petitioners for the probate of such will appeal. The will here in question does not operate to suspend the power of alienation. Hagen v. Sacrison, 19 N. D. 160, 26 L.R.A.(N.S.) 724, 123 N. W. 518; Robert v. Coming, 89 N. Y. 226; Dillenbeck v. Dillenbeck, 134 App. Div. 720, 119 N. Y. Supp. 134; Sawyer v. Cubby, 146 N. Y. 192, 40 N. E. 869; Garvey v. McDevitt, 72…

1Opinion of the CourtFisk, J.

In April, 1911, one John D. Gray died testate, leaving certain real and personal property in Barnes county. The provisions of his will, so far as material to the questions presented, are as follows:

“II. Hnto my wife, Julia Ann Gray, I will and bequeath all of the personal property in my possession at the time of my death and a life interest in and to my real estate, more particularly described as the north one-half of section twenty-eight, and the southeast one-fourth of section twenty-one, all in township one hundred forty of rang'' sixty in Barnes county, North Dakota (N.-J 28, and S.E.-£…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Dingley v. DingleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1809
  2. Schrader v. SchraderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  3. Cunningham v. . ParkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  4. Korn v. FrizWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Spangler v. NewmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1909

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Canaday v. BaysingerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  2. Brown v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Hull v. RolfsrudNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1954
  4. In Re GlavkeeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1926

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