Abbott v. Holway

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Year

1881

Citation

72 Me. 298

Jurisdiction

Maine

Court

Maine Supreme Judicial Court

Law Type

civil

Full Name

Clarissa B. Abbott vs. Oscar Holway, administrator on the estate of James Abbott

Case Overview

This text was AI generated. Please validate for authenticity. In a waste action, the court considered whether a deed conditionally transferring property to James Abbott's wife during her widowhood was a valid conveyance, ultimately finding that Abbott retained full ownership of the property and could therefore legally cut and sell timber from the land without his wife's consent.

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Lizzie Cantey Wriggins

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