Cora Quilliams v. Jesse J. Koonsman

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the phrase "and to his child or children if any survive him" creates a life estate in Alvin Koonsman, a contingent remainder in fee to his child(ren) if they survive him, and an alternative contingent remainder in fee to Jesse J. Koonsman and Mrs. Cora Quilliams if Alvin dies without surviving issue, and it defined the term "issue" in the will to mean "child or children.",