Jones v. Miller

Suit by Alexander and Paulina Miller, against Julietta and James Jones, to recover real estate. Recovery by the plaintiffs.

The suit turns upon the construction of the will of Francis Stephen.

By the first item of his will he directs the burial of his body.

By the second, he directs the payment of his debts.

By the third, he gives all his real and personal estate, after payment of debts and expenses, “to Samuel Stephen, my son, with the following exceptions, viz.: I give to Paulina Miller and Alexander Miller, the heirs of Nancy Miller, my daughter, one dollar each.” He then gives a small sum to…