Pinkham v. Pinkham
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court of Otoe county. Heard below before Chapman, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. An instrument which takes effect only npon the death of the maker is testamentary in character. ('llaberghan v. Vincent, 2 Ves. Jr. [Eng.] 204; Tmiwr c. ftcolt, 51 Pa. 126; Tn re Lante,mchlager’s Estate, 45 N. W. Rep. [Mieh.] 147; Hitchcock v. Simpkms; 58 N. W. Rep. [Micb.] 47;. Singleton v. Bromar, 17 Am.
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Appeal from the district court of Otoe county. Heard below before Chapman, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. An instrument which takes effect only npon the death of the maker is testamentary in character. ('llaberghan v. Vincent, 2 Ves. Jr. [Eng.] 204; Tmiwr c. ftcolt, 51 Pa. 126; Tn re Lante,mchlager’s Estate, 45 N. W. Rep. [Mieh.] 147; Hitchcock v. Simpkms; 58 N. W. Rep. [Micb.] 47;. Singleton v. Bromar, 17 Am. Dec. [S. Oar.] 699; Conrad v. Bell, 61 N. W. Rep. [Minn.] 673; Blackman v. Preston, 15 N. E. Rep. [Ill-] 42; Donald v. Nesbitt, 15 S. E. Rep. [Ga.] 367; White v.…
1Opinion of the CourtNokval, J.
This action was instituted in the court Below by M artha J. Pinkham, widow of Calvin Pinkham, deceased, for the assignment of dower in the southwest quarter of section 8, township 7, range 11, Otoe county, claiming that her husband died siezed of said premises. The defendant John H. Pinkham asserts that be is the absolute owner of the real estate, and the tidal resulted in a decree quieting the title to the land in him.
*731Tlxe facts are substantially as follows: On and prior to March 13,1885, one Calvin Pinkham was the owner in fee of the real estate in controversy. On that day, while…
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