Billingslea v. Young
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Probate C'ourt of Madison county. Hon. I. M. Simmons, judge. The appellants, Billingslea and wife, filed their petition in the court below, against Elijah Young, executor of the last will and testament .of Madison G. Nash, deceased, in which it is alleged that Wilson Nash, father of said Madison, died in 1852, and by his will devised and bequeathed certain lands and slaves and other property to said Madison, and also to his brother, Edwin E. Nash, now…
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Appeal from the Probate C'ourt of Madison county. Hon. I. M. Simmons, judge. The appellants, Billingslea and wife, filed their petition in the court below, against Elijah Young, executor of the last will and testament .of Madison G. Nash, deceased, in which it is alleged that Wilson Nash, father of said Madison, died in 1852, and by his will devised and bequeathed certain lands and slaves and other property to said Madison, and also to his brother, Edwin E. Nash, now deceased ; that said Elijah was nominated executor of said will, and afterwards qualified as such, and caused the said will to…
1Opinion of the CourtEisher, J.
This was a petition filed by the appellants in the Probate Court of Madison county, alleging that the appellant, Mrs. Billingslea, as the widow of one Madison Gr. Nash, deceased, is entitled to an interest of one-half of the estate of the deceased ; that the appellee, Young, had qualified as executor of the last will and testament of the deceased; that more than one year had elapsed since the grant of letters testamentary to the executor.
The petitioners offer to execute a refunding bond, with security, *101&c. The petition then proceeds to set forth definitely the situation and nature of the…
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