Gorrill v. Toledo, Findlay & Springfield Ry. Co.
Wood Circuit Court
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Wood county.
1Opinion of the CourtScribner, J.
This is an action brought by the executors and heirs and devisees of William Gorrill, deceased, in which they seek to enjoin the defendant from constructing and operating a line of railway across certain lands described in the petition. The lands in question form part of a tract devised by said decedent to his is»dow for life, the estate so devised, however, to terminate in the event of her marriage; the remainder after the termination of the estate devised to the widow, to be sold by the executor, and the proceeds equally to be divided among the plaintiffs. Under this provision, the fee…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. GoodwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Bradley v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Austin v. Rutland RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1873
- Hope v. Norfolk & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
- Bender v. BenderOregon Supreme Court · 1887
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