Legal Opinion

Ratto v. Nashville Trust Co.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 28, 1942PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mb.. Special Justice Alan M. Prewitt

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case is before the Court on an appeal from the chancery court of Davidson County by R. C. Ratto and others from a decree construing the will of Mrs. Ana R. Cochran, deceased.

Mrs. Cochran died testate, a resident of Davidson County, on February 17, 1938. Her husband, the late Arch M. Cochran, predeceased her, and she died without issue. She left several brothers and sisters who were the complainants below, who filed the bill against the Nashville Trust Company, administrator de bonis non and cum testamento annexo of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Smith T. v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  2. Heiskell v. Chickasaw LodgeTennessee Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Ewell v. SneedTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Milligan v. Greeneville CollegeTennessee Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Gibson v. Frye InstituteTennessee Supreme Court · 1916

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Cowden v. Sovran Bank/Central SouthTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Bell v. ShannonTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Moore v. NeelyTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Taylor v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  5. Tennessee Division of United Daughters of Confederacy v. Vanderbilt UniversityCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005

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