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BRITTON v. THORNTON

112 U.S. 526 (1884)

BRITTON & Another v. THORNTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 15, 1884.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George Shiras, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

MR. JUSTICE GRAY delivered the opinion of the court. He recited the facts as above stated, and continued:

The question which lies at the foundation of this case is what estate Eliza Ann Thornton took in the land which Joseph Thornton specifically devised to her, "provided that, should the said Eliza Ann die in her minority, and without lawful issue then living, the lands hereby devised shall revert and become part of the...

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