Furman

Furman v. Brewer

Good Law
1918 Cal. App. LEXIS 138·38 Cal. App. 687·177 P. 495
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 19, 1918Civ. No. 1864.California3,443 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Hart, J.

The action was brought to quiet the title of plaintiff to the south half of the northwest quarter of a certain section of land in the county of Kings. Judgment was in his favor and the appeal'is by the defendant, Henry S. Brewer, from said judgment.

In August, 1889, Samuel G-. Brewer was the owner of the entire northwest quarter-section, the south half of which is in controversy here, said quarter-section being the community property of Samuel G. Brewer and his wife, Phoebe Brewer. Samuel G. Brewer died on August 29, 1889, leaving a will of which his wife and Samuel A. Brewer, a son, were appointed executors. The fourth clause of said will reads as follows:

“I give and devise all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal, of every name and nature whatsoever, owned by me at the time of my death, to my wife, Phoebe Brewer, and my son, Samuel A. Brewer, to be by them held in trust for my sons, Daniel G. Brewer, Samuel A. Brewer, Charles Brewer and Henry Brewer, for the maintenance of my wife, Phoebe Brewer, and our children who may then be less than twenty-one years of age and unmarried, until all of said children shall have attained unto the age of twenty-one…

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