The Morning herald., 1875-11-13
rCurieHs Tale Of y Title.

"A~ - - AAsso'
Fifteen years ago Mr.. William Ingalls,
owned piece Of property in that part o
Boston which has SINCE been ravaged b,
the great FIRE. His father had left thi,
property to him by will, his mother having
life interest in it, till her death in 1915
The will alse contained two legacies Of
81, 600 each to the nephew named Jone;
Of the elder ingalls,: but before his death
he lost all his property except the real es-
tate, and the legacies were uot paid. There
is no limit as to the time in which an ac-
tion can be brsnght in Massachusetts to
recover a legacy about the year 1860, the
brothers Jones began suit for theirs, and
two years afterwards recovered the amount,
with interest, total of$143,0C0 The In
gals real estate was sold to meet th;.
claim, producing not quit. enough by
$4,000, asd the brother, Jones bor.!t it
as seod Investment for their ls.acy. Mr..
ingalls, inheritance thus became less than
nothing. The ground of the decision was
tha: a. his fathers will gave Kim sxa, tly
what he would havsgot if there had Leen
no will the devise to him was void ard ks
took title by descent; but til. legacies be-
ing vsli' devise took precedence.
Scarcely had ;hs Jonesss stepped into
their properly before john Rogers began
suit for it. lie saowed thSt in 1150 al
owner Ct the property had Hiltd it to his
brother 'f he shall die with.ut issue"
That brother had a daughter, AID she lei,
the estate by will in 1870 te her daughter,
who sc,1 it 10 the elder Ips.lls. Dst the
dau. ltc!-1 -1tao left il by will had not in ,aw
'ae right to DO So The will Of 1850, con-
amir. the phrase above quoted, VIZ,
mean! to give the estate to tie heirs at law
fhe daughter :s whom the property had
oeen wil1el in l1191 was rot tls heir, Peter
hesers was, HISS John Rogers, sued
Or the estate ard recovered it in 1853 from
lie bss,Aers jones. Then youn- law
FER went to studying the Csc. lie went
'acE OF 1850 to i7l0, end found that
ne property had tAen passed by deed
which conveyed tn. lard to one Johnson:
'Ht tie document did rot .@y rs is usual
20 ms heirs" Consequently, wI,,n John
on uled, the estate reverted to the nan
vac sold it to him. or RI her to lis seirs.
hese hers weTs found real estate oyer ,
'or iii Eos:sn supplied the funds Tor The i
ut, DossAt Oh The helms ior l..Ae, W !, |
Ae case, and gained ros,yssi,r. When i
nc Ire swept over the property he Bought !
ls; alongside, all: Hctt.U on both lot.
arg, te.s. substantial, storea.
Meanwhile Mr.. lnsal's, TIE first Of tie
st OF owners, had been studying t.e lille ,
his ls't property in records Of vet ear
Ter date. lie found tina. in 1850 it had
cen ~llled sn the condition that ; certain :
ortiCa of it should never be built u,on ~
his condition hal been violated in re-
a'ld'ng afterthe fire. Stranger sill. Mr.. ;. "
gals :Onna that the tcstator of 1900 was
is ancestor and that he, ingalls,, was the !. :.
rect heir He brought suit against the ~ ~
'al estate operator. The latter, it is said, "
nsul'ed the spirits and Was advised ,s y
mpromiss on the best terms attainsble, ?
/. ingalls, received back his property in -. -,
E ground ard gave a mortgage for the r
hiding, finding himself on the whole a.
UGH richer man than at tils:. The mort. " "
ge was subsequently, Transferred rns Mr.
gals title again thorou, bly, searched w. w.
pronounced perfect. =: y: