Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Patten
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 17, 1917No. 9,877PublishedCited by 2 opinions
From Monroe Circuit Court; Robert W. Miers, Judge. ' Action by Hanna Thompson against Myrtle Patten and others. From a judgment for defendants, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMahan, J.
The appellant commenced this action to quiet her title to certain real estate in Monroe county, which was owned by John Thompson at the time of his death. The appellant is the widow, and the appellees are the children and consorts of children of John Thompson, who died leaving a will reading as follows:
*491“Item 1. I will, devise and bequeath all of my property real and personal to my wife Hannah Thompson to be and remain her absolute’ property as long as she remains my widow.
“Item 2. In the event my said wife Hannah Thompson should remarry, all of my property shall go to my children, share and…
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