Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Bradford
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1906No. 20,566PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Erom Morgan Circuit Court; Joseph W. Williams, Judge pro tern. Suit by Perry Bradford and others against Albert T. Campbell and others. Erom a decree for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1337o Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 565, §15.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.
—The controlling question presented for consideration in this case involves the construction of the sixth item of the last will and testament of Joseph Campbell, deceased. By the fifth item in his will the testator bequeathed to his wife a life estate. The sixth item reads as follows:
“At the death of my wife, I direct that all my real estate shall descend and go to my two sons, Louis E. Campbell and William A. Campbell, in equal proportions, each taking share and share alike, and if either of them shall be deceased leaving children surviving him then such child or children shall inherit all…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Harris v. CarpenterIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Hoover v. HooverIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
- Taylor v. StephensIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Moores v. HareIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Corey v. SpringerIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by19 opinions
- Aldred v. SylvesterIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
- Alsman v. WaltersIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
- Myers v. CarneyIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
- Quilliam v. Union Trust Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1924
- Busick v. BusickIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917
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