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Sale  of  Farm 
My  father  died,  leaving  me  a  farm  for 
my  lifetime.  Then  it  goes  to  my  heirs, 
subject  to  my  wife's  legacy  of  $(>00.  Can 
I  sell  it  and  give  a  good  title  by  my  wife 
and  children  signing  the  deed?  Only 
heirs  are  two  sons,  ages  38  and  30.  a.  b. 
New  York. 
Yes.  Inasmuch  as  all  of  the  parties 
interested  in  the  farm  are  of  age,  if  they 
sign  a  deed  granting  their  interest  in  the 
farm  there  is  no  one  to  question  the  mat¬ 
ter,  for  the  complete  title  is  to  be  found 
in  you  four. 
Dower  Interest  in  Life  Estate 
Mr.  A  by  will  leaves  his  son  B  certain 
real  estate  with  this  condition:  “With 
the  right  to  sell  and  convey,  but  if  in 
his  possession  at  the  time  of  his — Mr. 
It’s — death  it  shall  be  divided  among  his 
children.”  B  has  several.  Now.  in  case 
of  a  sale  of  liis  acreage  is  it  really  ne¬ 
cessary  for  Mrs.  B.  to  join  him  in  a 
warranty  deed?  E.  c.  P. 
Michigan.  , 
Mrs.  B.  need  not  sign  the  deed  as  she 
is  not  entitled  to  dower.  A  has  so  dis¬ 
posed  of  his  property  that  the  wife  of  R 
cannot  be  endowed  thereof.  It  would 
save  any  question,  however,  if  the  wife 
joined. 
Mortgages  ;  Distribution  of  Property 
A  man  purchases  a  farm  in  New  York 
State,  but  has  not  enough  money  to  pay 
for  it ;  his  wife  pays  the  remainder 
(which  is  half)  and  takes  a  mortgage  on 
the  farm.  At  her  death  (they  being 
childless)  to  whom  would  the  mortgage 
belong  if  there  was  no  wall,  her  husband 
or  her  own  relatives?  If  the  mortgage 
ran  for  years  is  there  any  law  which 
would  make  it  invalid?  G.  E.  H. 
New  York. 
Where  there  are  iv>  children  this  prop¬ 
erty  would  go  one-half  to  the  husband 
and  the  balance  to  the  wife’s  next  of  kin. 
brothers  and  sisters,  nephews  and  nieces, 
etc.  If  there  are  none  of  these  and  her 
parents  are  dead,  the  husband  would  take 
the  whole  of  it  if  it  did  not  exceed 
$4,000.  A  mortgage  may  run  for  any 
length  of  time. 
Village  Line  Fence 
A  buys  a  piece  of  property.  In  the  vil¬ 
lage  there  are  no  line  fences  or  walls  of 
any  kind.  This  property  was  bought 
about  seven  years  ago.  About  six  years 
ago.  B.  one  of  A's  neighbors,  put  up  a 
barbed  wire  fence  on  the  line  between  A 
and  B.  A  was  not  consulted  in  any  way. 
Did  B  have  any  legal  right  to  construct 
said  fence  without  notification  to  A? 
Since  this  time  B  has  passed  away  and 
his  heirs  now  occupy  It  s  premises.  A 
made  a  kick  about,  the  fence  and  present 
owners  put  up  chicken  wire  in  place  of 
barbed  wire,  the  posts  being  set  half  on 
A  and  half  on  B.  exactly  on  the  line. 
Will  A  have  a  right  to  take  down  this 
fence  and  lay  it  on  B’s  land  under  Massa¬ 
chusetts  law.  it  beiug  an  unsightly  feuce? 
Massachusetts.  h.  j.  m. 
B  did  not  have  any  right  to  construct 
the  fence  of  barbed  wire.  Adjoining 
owners  are  required  by  statute  to  con¬ 
tribute  equally  to  the  costs  of  a  division 
fence,  but  either  party  may  erect  a  legal 
fence  at  his  own  cost  if  he  so  desires. 
Yon  have  no  right  to  take  the  present 
fence  down.  You  would  be  liable  if  you 
did.  If  you  want  a  change  and  cannot 
get  it  from  your  neighbor,  you  must  have 
it  decided  by  two  fence  viewers  of  the 
town.  Probably  tactful  persuasion  is 
your  best  remedy  under  the  circum¬ 
stances. 
Tenant's  Full  Right  to  Premises 
A  year  ago  last  November  I  leased  a 
farm  for  three  years.  Nothing  was  said 
of  any  privileges  granted  to  other  per¬ 
sons;  after  I  had  moved  I  found  that 
a  man  had  bought  tree  tops  and  had  the 
privilege  of  taking  all  the  time  that  he 
wanted  to  take  it  off.  In  leasing  the 
place  I  received  the  right  to  sub-lease  all 
or  any  part  of  the  land.  Last  year  I 
had  a  chance  to  let  the  pastures  of  125 
acres,  for  a  certain  sum,  but  after  the 
man  found  out  that  this  party  had  the 
privilege  of  drawing  this  wood  he  re¬ 
fused  to  hire.  I  have  already  stopped 
this  man,  after  putting  up  with  it  for 
one  year.  Cau  I  recover  on  a  rebate 
of  rent,  and  if  so  will  you  kindly  ad¬ 
vise?  G.  It.  S. 
Rhode  Island. 
In  the  absence  of  any  reservation  to 
the  contrary,  by  the  landlord  iu  the  lease, 
thf1  landlord  impliedly  undertakes  that 
the  tenant’s  possession  of  the  premises 
shall  not  he  disturbed  by  the  landlord 
himself  nor  by  anyone  claiming  under 
the  landlord,  You  should  have  stopped 
the  man  before  If  you  hold  up  your  rent 
you  may  give  the  landlord  cause  for  dis¬ 
possessing  you.  Make  a  claim  on  him 
for  the  damage  done  and  tell  him  he  will 
have  to  make*  an  allowance  out  of  the 
rent  for  the  damages  suffered  by  you  and 
unless  he  acquiesces  in  this  arrange¬ 
ment  you  will  sue.  If  you  do  uot  care 
whether  you  are  dispossessed  or  not,  or 
are  not  afraid  of  this,  hold  up  the  rent. 
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