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JOHNSON v. WASHINGTON L. & T. CO.

No. 40.

224 U.S. 224 (1912)

32 S.Ct. 421

56 L.Ed. 741

JOHNSON v. WASHINGTON LOAN & TRUST COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 1, 1912.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.S. Worthington for appellants.

Mr. B.F. Leighton for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, which affirmed a decree in favor of the complainant, The Washington Loan & Trust Company. The suit was brought to quiet title, and the question concerns the construction of the fifth clause of the will of Washington Berry, who died in 1856. This clause relates to the testator's homestead...

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