Chapman v. Blackburn

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Fulton

Affirming in part and reversing in part.

On October 8, 1923, the appellee, Elizabeth Blackburn, and her husband, J. W. Blackburn, conveyed a tract of land to their son, Wayne Blackburn. The deed provided that: “The parties of the first part reserves the right to control the above mentioned property during their life time and said second party shall have no right to sell the same during the life time of the said first parties without their written consent.” Wayne Blackburn died intestate in 1933 leaving two children. J. W. Blackburn predeceased Wayne.…