White v. . White

The plaintiff claimed title to the negro in question under the following clause of the will of John White, deceased:(537) "I lend unto my beloved wife, Mary, all my property, real and personal, to have, hold, and use for the purpose of her sustenance during her natural life or widowhood."

"I will that after the death of my beloved wife, my son William shall have one negro woman named Lucy, but that her first born child after this date shall be given to my son Howel. The second to my grandson, Butler Stonestreet White."

It was admitted that the slave in question was the second child of the woman…