Newton v. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 49 — Action by Ben Newton and Others against the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, &c., Involving the Construction of the Will of William Newton. APPEAL FROM DAVIESS CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Defendants and Plaintiffs Appeal.
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Case 49 — Action by Ben Newton and Others against the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, &c., Involving the Construction of the Will of William Newton. APPEAL FROM DAVIESS CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Defendants and Plaintiffs Appeal. The fourth clause of the will of William Newton is as follows: “The 120 acres of land occupied by Mrs. Lucinda Newton, widow of my son, Slaughter Newton, I will to my daughter, ■Mary, if she should live longer than said Lucinda, but if said Lucinda is the longest liver, then I will that at her death said land shall he sold and the proceeds paid to the Baptist…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinión of the coubít by
JUDGE PAYNTER —
Affirming.
This appeal involves the construction of the fourth clause of the will of William Newton. It reads as follows: “The one hundred and twenty acres of land occupied by Mrs. Lucinda Newton, widow of my son, Slaughter Newton, I will to my daughter, Mary, if she should live longer than, said Lucinda Newton; but if said Lucinda is the longest liver then I will that at her death said land shall be sold and the proceeds paid to the Baptist Male School about to open in Owensboro under Professor Gray.” The testator had two children — a son, Slaughter, who…
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