OPINION OF THE COURT
The issue we address is whether an estate held through a testamentary devise of certain real property is an unconditional fee simple or a fee subject to an executory limitation.
Etta (Ella) Phillips Thomas, a widow, conveyed fifteen acres of land in Warren County to one of her grandchildren, Victor Grant, and his wife, Beverly. The deed purported to convey the unrestricted fee simple title. Etta had obtained her interest in the property...
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