Brinson v. Sandifer

Citations

• 90 Miss. 41
• 42 So. 89

Syllabus

<p>1. Wills. Deeds. Construction. Will or deed.</p> <p>A writing, not attested as a will, but acknowledged as a deed, conveying a life estate, followed by the words “I will” a second life estate to a daughter, and providing that after the death of the daughter the property “goes to her children and their heirs and assigns forever,” is not a will but a deed to the second life estate as well as to the first one.</p> <p>2. Land and Conveyances. Code 1892, § 2436, Succession of donees.</p> <p>Under Code 1892, § 2436, so providing it is competent by deed to convey lands to a succession of living donees, not exceeding two, and to the heirs of the body of the remainderman, and in default thereof to the right heirs of the donor in fee simple.</p>