Lindley v. O'Reilly
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On writ of error to the Supreme Court. This was an action of ejectment brought by Catherine O’Reilly against Lindley, the plaintiff in error, to recover lands situate in the county of Atlantic. By direction of the judge a verdict was given for the plaintiff. This writ of error brings up exceptions to that direction, and also errors assigned upon the admission of evidence.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Depue, J.
Patrick O’Reilly died in 1881. In his lifetime he was seized of a tract of land in-the county of Atlantic, in this state, the subject of controversy in this suit. By his will, dated December 5th, 1877, proved before the surrogate of Atlantic county July 5th, 1881, and letters testamentary granted thereon, he devised his entire estate to the plaintiff, his wife, for life. Exception was taken to the admission of a certified copy of this will, but the printed case does not'contain a full copy of the will, nor does any assignment of error touch…
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