Williams v. . Lane

The case was spoken to at a former term by Gaston for the petitioners and Browne for the defendant, when the Court, not having formed an unanimous opinion, it was continued under advisement till this term. In this case the testator, Theophilus Hunter, devised as follows: "I give and bequeath to my grandchildren by my daughter Jane as follows, to wit: To my grandson, Alfred Lane, 350 acres of land, being the upper part of a tract of land of 700 acres purchased by me of James Lane, lying on Crabtree Creek; also, to my granddaughters, Patsey Lane and Jane Lane, I give and bequeath the lower part…