Roley v. . Ivey’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““In our opinion the addition to the usual formula of the word ‘only’ is not sufficient to justify the conclusion that the phrase ‘heirs of his body’ was not employed in the usual technical sense, but on the other hand as indicating issue or children. It will be noted that there is no limitation over in the event of the grantee’s death without ‘bodily heirs,’ or ‘heirs of his body,’ . . . and in this respect several of the cases cited in the appellants’ brief are distinguishable from the case under consideration.” Id. at 453-454 , 137 S.E. at 418 . (Italics ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ray v. Ray