Mississippi Supreme Court, 1907

Haring v. Flowers

Haring v. Flowers
Mississippi Supreme Court · Decided October 15, 1907 · Calhoon
91 Miss. 242; 45 So. 571

Counsel

C. A. French, for appellants., J. McC. Martin, for appellee.

Haring v. Flowers

Opinion of the Court

Calhoon, J.,

delivered the opinion, of the court.

The will of Amelia A. McLain is in these words: “ In the year of our Lord, 1878, I, Amelia A. McLain, am sound in, mind and body so far as I know and declare the same before God and man October 10th, 1878; at my death I bequeath all of my property to Eliza J. ITaring, my sister; at her death her heirs are to have it.’’ By these testamentary words Mrs. Haring took a fee-simple title on the death of the testator, under the law at the date of its execution and ever since.

Affirmed.

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