HOWARD, Judge.
The appellant in this case appeals from a judgment of the Knott Circuit Court in which a deed that was the basis of the appellant's claim of ownership was construed to only convey a life estate with a contingent remainder and not a fee simple estate.
On January 1, 1897, James King executed a deed to his wife, Drucilla, concerning certain property in Knott County. That deed provides in pertinent part:
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