The Gregory v. Van Ee case in 1895 was a dispute over land ownership and the interpretation of wills. The plaintiff, Gregory, claimed that he had been given property by his father's will which included lands owned by the defendant, Van Ee. However, these lands were not explicitly mentioned in the father’s will but were part of an estate purchased after the creation of said will. The Supreme Court ruled against Gregory stating that if a testator (the person who made the will) wants to include after-acquired property (property bought or received after writing their initial last testament), they must express this intention clearly within their written document; it cannot be inferred from general terms used in other parts of their testamentary writings.

The dissenting opinion in the case of Gregory v. Van Ee was not recorded or is unavailable, hence a summary cannot be provided.