Farlin v. Sanborn’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 16 state decisions

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1. ““Referring to the first question raised in this case, counsel for defendant have well said that there are two lines of authorities to be found in our reports which, on a superficial examination, seem to reach opposite conclusions on the same facts. A careful analysis of the cases, however, discloses a clear line of distinction. After a careful examination of our decisions, we are.of opinion that the will of Charles D. Farlin here under consideration created a life estate in Sarah M. Farlin, with a vested remainder over to his heirs living at the time of his decease. In our opinion the case is ruled by the following cases in this court: Glover v. Reid, 80 Mich. 228 ( 45 N. W. 91 ); Gadd v. Stoner, 113 Mich. 689 ( 71 N. W. 1111 ); Jones v. Deming, 91 Mich. 481 ( 51 N. W. 1119 ); In re Mallary’s Estate, 127 Mich. 119 ( 86 N. W. 541 , 89 N. W. 348 ); Defreese v. Lake, 109 Mich. 415 ( 67 N. W. 505 , 32 L. R. A. 744; 63 Am. St. Rep. 584 ); Hull v. Hull, 122 Mich. 338 ( 81 N. W. 89 ). Many other cases might be cited to the same effect. “We leave this branch of the case by quoting the following language of Chancellor Kent, in Jackson v. Robins, 16 Johns. (N. Y.) 588: " ‘We may lay it down as an incontrovertible rule that where an estate is given to a person generally or indefinitely, with a power of disposition, it carries a fee. The only exception to the rule is where the testator gives to the first taker an estate for life only, by certain and express words, and annexes to it a pow”

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