Doe ex dem. Petro v. Cassiday

Ejectment for a tract of land in Fayette county. The cause was tried on the 25th of March,-1853. Verdict for the plaintiff. New trial refused, and judgment.

The plaintiff claimed title under a deed executed to his lessor by John Me Gray, as executor of Phineas Mc Cray, who died in the year 1842, leaving a will, which contains the following provisions:

“ 1. I will and bequeath to my wife, Sarah Me Cray, all my real and personal property, during her natural life.

“2. I will to my son John, after the death of my wife, forty acres of land, being the farm whereon I now live.

“ 3. I will and bequeath…