Hefner v. Yount

Jul 19, 1847
Reporters:
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A. AND B. his wife conveyed certain real estate to C. and’ ’ D. on condition ‍‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍that the grantors should be permitted to continue to occupy the house on the premises, and ‍‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍that the grantees, their heirs, executors, and administrators, should furnish the grantors a decent and comfortable ‍‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍support during their (the grantors’) lives. Held, that said condition was a condition subsequent; and that if the ‍‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍possession of said house and a suitable support were not furnished to B. after the death of her ‍‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍husband, she might claim her dower in the premises.