Honolulu Investment Co. v. Rowland

OPINION OF THE COURT- BY

PERRY, J.

Action to quiet.title. Theophilus Metcalf devised certain real -estate to his son Frank, “to have and to hold to my said son, •during the time of his natural life,” adding, in his will: “And it is my further will that if my said son shall decease, leaving ■children lawfully begotten, that the property by this instrument *272to him bequeathed shall descend to such heirs, but if he shall decease, not leaving lawfully begotten children as aforesaid, then the property so bequeathed to my said son shall be equally divided between my daughters Helen and Julia, should…