Gill v. Tittle
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the 25th Chancery District. Before the Hon. D. G. Ligón, Chancellor. made the following points: 1. That the parents took an estate for life, by implication; or, 2. That the parents, during their lives, and the life of the survivor, were entitled to the possession and use of the property for the purpose of supporting themselves and rearing their children, and that the right of the children to the possession, was intended to be postponed until after the death of their…
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Error to the 25th Chancery District. Before the Hon. D. G. Ligón, Chancellor. made the following points: 1. That the parents took an estate for life, by implication; or, 2. That the parents, during their lives, and the life of the survivor, were entitled to the possession and use of the property for the purpose of supporting themselves and rearing their children, and that the right of the children to the possession, was intended to be postponed until after the death of their parents. In construing this instrument, the court will endeavor to arrive at the intentions of the donor. To do this,…
1Opinion of the CourtChilton, J.
The bill is filed-by the complainants to protect their interest in certain slaves therein named, against a threatened injury on the part of the defendant, who has an estate for the life of the complainants’ father and mother, and wjho, the plaintiffs pray, may be required to give security for the forthcoming of the slaves after the termination of such estate,
The fitle set up by complainants is derived under a deed from one Robert Freeman, which is made an exhibit to the bill, and is in the following words:
“ Georgia, Oglethorpe county.
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