184 Ind. 604 | Ind. | 1916
Action by appellant, Martha J.' Conover, to-quiet title, involving the construction of the will of Samuel Cade. The testator owned 3,095 acres of land in Fountain County, of the value of $250,000, and, on or before May 18, 1904, commenced the preparation of his will, which was finished and signed May 25/, 1,906. The instrument is in his own handwriting. He died in 1908. When the will was written, and at his death, he had a wife, Eliza J., and six children, Martha J. Conover, Clifford A. and David S.- Cade, Frances O. Glass-cock, Mary F. Nixon and Bessie L. Hurst, all of whom were married and had children except Mrs.
“ * ■ * I, Samuel Cade, * * * while I have the ability to divide my land and personal property between my Wife and Children — I know that I know more about my real estate than any Judge or Commissioner that might be appointed to divide my land — and I want it distinctly understood that I want my property to go to my Children and then when they are done with it — to go to their Children if any they may have — and if there is any that have no children then their Share goes to my other Children or their Children provided they should be dead' — equaly or Share and Share a like — and it is understood that my wife holds one third intrust in all this land— I have» only disposed of my two thirds intrust — I want it understood by all partys interested in my .will that none of it this property gets to out Side people that have no connections to my Self or Blood relation to my Children. No. 2. It is my will and wish that my Beloved Wife E. J. Cade have for her Share one third of my land to be her own in fee Simple and to dispos of as She Sees propper — but my wish s that She holds for her benefit — and when She is done with it to go to the Childer that has the other two thirds of the land that I give them. I dont make it as compulsory on her to dó as I wish — I can trust her to do as She Pleases about it — and when I get land divided I will at*608 the bottom of this will devise the personable property as I wish — No. 3. to Mary F. Nixon I give (description of real estate) containing eighty (80) acres — This the land bought of W. L. D. Cochran — the other land bought of David & Jane Pattons Children (240) acres also the lots & house in Veedersburg where Mr. & Mrs. Nixon now lives Numbered as Block 42-43-44-45-58-59-60-61 — Mary F. Nixon has had an advancement of one thousand dollars (1000) September 9th 1879 also Nov. 2 1883 fifteen hundred dollars — (1500)—and—about October 1883 — loaned Mary F. Nixon one thousand dollars & took hur note for it — and it was not paid & I delivered it to Marshall Nixon in about three Years and in 1891, July 10 went Mary F. Nixon Security for $1000.00 dollars to Farmers & Merchants Bank of Covington, & had it to pay — & it took $1150.00 to pay it. I expect to deed the residence and lots described in this bequest Soon this May 18— 1904 and will say what this property has cost me —in 1883 — it cost me about $3600.00 dollars —and in taxes per haps $1500.00 — part of Cemetery is located on this land at about the middle of S. W. fourth Sec. (23) and at South Side of said land a little east of the Center and it is Reserve for that purpos — have deeded the Nixon property to Mary F. Nixon in the fall of 1904 — this is all the real estate that I expect to give her — No. 4. to Francis 0 Glasscock I give (description) this is the Alexander Big-ham farm 160 acres except right of way of the Clover Leaf R. R. also (description) this is the Lucy L. Pike land 160 acres boath making the South half of said Section. Francis 0 Glasscock has had an advancement September the 9 1879 —of five hundred (500) dollars also May 22— 1880 — five hundred (500) dollars — also—balance on note- do not know the date of Henry Glasscock’s amount (500) five hundred dollars —and it is my will that Frances O Glasscock is to have the land that I own at Yeddo Provided*609 I do not Sel it and if I do Sel it the money I get for it or at least thirty five hundred dollars— She is to have in place of said land. No. 5. to Martha J. Conover I give (description of tracts of land containing 453 acres). No. 6 to David Samuel Cade I give (description of tracts containing 650 acres) and it is my will that my Son D. S. Cade keeps a way to get to the Grave Yard from the South east, corner of the Bottom field a long next to the hill whare there is a private road now leading to the Cemetery — -or from his hous at the road as the private road goes now — and it is my will that he gives' Mary F. Nixon 25 feet in width from the corner of the South west fourth Sec. (23) twenty three South east corner of said land — this Strip to cum off North end of West half of north east fourth See. 26 to connect with the Public Road South & west of Pattons Brick house. No. 7. to Bessie L. Hurst I give (description of various tracts of land.) No. 8. to my Son Clifford A. Cade I give (description of 672 acres). No. 9. and it further understood' that my property divided in this will will be left as I have divided it. all of the Children have had money or the use of land to farm and have got all they raised on Said land except Bessie and She has not had but little money more than the other Children and has had no use of land like D. S. Cade Mattie Conover & Clifford Cade — Clifford has not but two years — So far — D. S. has had the use of land and money to build house & bairn besides and Mattie Conover has had money to build house & barn — D. S. has had (11) years and Mattie about (9) years use of land all free of rent or taxes — the Children has all been eaquell in Christmas — from 1899— 6 years they have had — $1200.00 each year for six years making $7200.00 except Clifford’s wife and that takes off $300.00 and before 1898 —perhaps about $1500.00 all told — Clifford and Bessie has had practikly the Same—*610 as Bessie has had a little money and Clifford has had the use land for five years — if I should die — I will expect my wife to do right about the personal property — and it is distinctly understood that my money and valuables be entailed Same as the realty. No. 10. and it is my will and wish that my wife be appointed executor of this will — and without bond — and that my Son Clifford A Cade to help and advise his Mother in the Setting up & dividing the prop-, erty. and it is my will and wish that thare be five hundred dollars taking out of my money and giving to my Son David Samuel Cade to be kept by him — and for him to pay four per cent on the same — or twenty dollars per year for the use of the money — and the twenty dollars to be expended on the Cemetery Situated on his land and Mary F. Nixons or the Cemetery known as the Cade & Patton Cemetery for to keep it cleaned off & kept fensed as a permanent endowment for to keep the Cemetery in good condition —this all at present if not I may add a codicil. No. 11. I want it distinctly understood that my real estate or land does not get away from my children and to be entailed So that when my Children are done with it that it goes to their Children & if any of my Children die without Children then this property that I mostly made & Saved Shall go to my other Children or to their Children Personal & real as I have expected to entail my property — and I do not want it to get away from my heirs to outside partys that never eared for me or expected anything from me or mine — now as I have had some experience in that line in right in this neighborhood Uncle Samuel Campbell Property all got away — real and Personal and went to the Malory people moastly Mr. Rin Henry M. Bacon’s Family and to William H. Malorys Family that never made a dollar of his property —and an other Mans Property part of it got away he was a man that I was intimately acquainted with as I lived thirty two years of*611 my first years but a little over half mile from ' his home and herd him talk a bout his Property how he was going to divide and helped to make a will for him and went to. No. 11 continued. Covington on Sunday morning to get a lawyer to write a will for him and Blank deeds to fill out and he wanted Atty Charles Tyler to do the work for him but he would not come and I got Wm. H. Malory instead and he done the writing & I witnessed it and this was in May 1858. Now I will say something about the advancements made Mary F. Nixon has had and is in the page that that I give her the land & the Veedersburg home Property if $4650.00 in cash and the house & lots cost me in 1888 $3600.00 and in taxes I paid on the property about $1500.00 and loaned Mary F. Nixon to pay for paving Second St. — $1000.00 and got Back $500.00 and then loaned him $300.00 and he never paid it — making it $800.00 all $9400.00. Francis O. Glasscock has $1500.00 and I have give Bessie L. Hurst March 1906 $3000.00. No. 11 Continued and I have made numeras gifts in money to my Children but as thare is not much difference will not make any Statement. I expect to build Bessie L. Hurst a house and barn to Cost a bout three thousand dollars on the north Side of the road on the hill beyound the end of the lain or road north of my house and east as we go to Veedersburg and this not to be counted against her it is to be counted real estate — Mattie J. Con-over David Samuel Cade Bessie L Hurst and Clifford A cade have more in acres that Mary F # Nixon or Frances O. Glasscock but they have ’nearly all the waist land Coal Creek and Branches that run into it and hills and hollows and poorer land and will not be fit to Cultivate No. 11 Continued as an explanation of the fore going will of Samuel Cade of Wabash Township — Fountain County Indiana it is my will and wish that my personal property that means notes & money moastly that my wife gets one*612 third and the Children get the ballance Share & Share alike — Bessie to have three thousand dollars for her house & barn if I do not_build them for her before the divide begins — but the $3000.00 already given her to be part of her personal property — now if my wife thinks Mary F. Nixon & Frances O Glasscock has had too little — She is to make it up to them In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of May 1906. Samuel Cade (Seal).”
The will contains a correct plat of the land devised to each child, with its name written thereon by the testator.
At the trial, it was agreed that the “Yeddo” land referred to in paragraph four of the will was not sold by testator; that the lands referred to in paragraph six in relation to the way to the graveyard were owned by testator at his decease and when he executed the will; that testator’s widow qualified as executrix and made final settlement and distribution of the personal estate; that the distribution to legatees was made pursuant to a written agreement of interested parties; that testator’s widow elected to take under the law; that after the probate of the will, at a family eonferefice, testator’s widow agreed to convey to each child and his or her wife or husband, her fee simple interest (reserving a life estate for herself) in the undivided third of the land described in the devise to such child; that subsequently she did convey by deed, in fee simple, to appellafit and her husband, as tenants by entireties, in consideration of love and affection, the undivided one-third of the lands described in the devise to appellant subject to a life estate therein to the grantor; that the widow made conveyances to the other five children pursuant to the terms of her agreement;
Appellant’s action here is to quiet her alleged title in fee simple to the undivided two-thirds of the 453 acres described in paragraph five of the will on the theory that the will devises such estate. All the other living descendants, of testator were made defendants. Appellees claim that appellant took primarily a life estate' only, with a remainder interest in event of the death of a brother or sister without a child. The trial court held with appellees. It is contended by appellant, and conceded by appellees that the testator did not contemplate partial intestacy.
Note. — Reported in 112 N. E. 7. As to implied concession of right of way, see 34 Am. St. 708. See, also, under (1) 40 Cyc 1620; (2) 40 Cyc 1386, 1413; (3, 11) 40 Cyc 1613; (4) 16 Cyc 608; 40 Cyc 1600, 1601; (5) 40 Cyc 1398; (6) 40 Cyc 1598; 40 Cyc 1597, 1598; (8) 40 Cyc 1597; (10) 40 Cyc 1613, 1614; (12) 40 Cyc 1392; (13) 40 Cyc 1392, 1398.