Williams v. Owen

The question in this case is whether Zeph,ania Williams had such an estate in the land granted to him by William Williams as authorized the sheriff to seize and sell it upon execution. The deed, omitting the formal parts, reads thus:

“ This Indenture Witnesseth, that William Williams and Irene Williams, liis wife, of Posey county, State of Indiana, convey and warrant to William Ennis Williams, James Ur-. bane Williams, and George I. Williams, Jr., and Zephania Williams to have his support off of said farm during his lifetime, of Vanderburgh county, in the State of Indiana, for the sum of one…