Robinson v. Randolph
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange county. The appellants, Fanny R. Robinson and Benjamin M. Robinson, her husband, filed their bill in the court below against Mary Ellen Randolph, the widow of William M. Randolph, deceased, and the executrix of his will, James J. Daniel, trustee under said will, and against the devisees and heirs of said William M. Randolph.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange county. The appellants, Fanny R. Robinson and Benjamin M. Robinson, her husband, filed their bill in the court below against Mary Ellen Randolph, the widow of William M. Randolph, deceased, and the executrix of his will, James J. Daniel, trustee under said will, and against the devisees and heirs of said William M. Randolph. The bill prayed that the title of said Fanny R. Robinson, under said will, to a piece of land called “ Fanlock,” and otherwise described in the bill, be declared to be “ a legal estate in fee simple absolute in accordance with the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Raney
delivered . the opinion of the court:
The first inquiry in this cause is as to the quantity and character of the estate which Mrs. Robinson is entitled to under the last will and testament of her father, William M. Randolph, in the eighty acres of land described in the second item as Eanlock. The Circuit Judge decided that the legal estate is vested in the executrix, and that such executrix is charged by the will with the duty of improving, the land and making such disposition thereof, with the advice and direction of J. J. Daniel, as will vest the use in Mrs. Robinson during her life. This…
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