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Bond v. McNiff

41 N.Y. Super. Ct. 543 9 Jones & S. 543 Court N.Y. Super. Ct. Decision date 1876-06-05 English

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p. 543
SARAH BOND, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SUSAN McNIFF and others, Defendants and Respondents.
Before Sedgwick and Sanford, JJ.
Decided, June 5, 1876.

Headnote

I. Construction of Will.
(a) Rule in Shelly’s case applied. „
II. Fee.
(a) What words necessary to create prior to the Revised Statutes.
III. Dower. Election.
(a) What necessary to put a widow to election.
IV. Partition.
(a) Interests and rights in land determinable on the happening of events, value in money can be ascertained.
p. 544
In this case, the judgment below was affirmed on the opinion rendered at special term.

The subjects referred to in the head-note were fully-discussed in the opinion rendered below, for which see 38 N. Y. Super. Ct. 83 .

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