Bedford v. Bedford

Benjamin W. Bedford, having first made his will, died October 24,1883, at his residence in Shelby county, Tennessee. The first clause of the will directs the executors to convey to certain parties lands the testator had sold them, when the balance of the purchase money should he paid. The remainder of the will is in these words:

“It is my last will and wish that my house and lot on Madison street, Memphis, of twenty-seven by sixty-eight feet of the original lot number 102, at the southeast corner of Madison street and Front alley, and directly opposite the First National Bank in Memphis, be…