Jones v. Dexter
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided at Tallahassee. Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court. Caroline Y. Summerlin, daughter of complainant Mary Ann j ones, died an infant possessed of considerable personal estate, derived from her father Jacob Summerlin, deceased. Jacob Summerlin, at'his death, left two children by his marriage with said Mary Ann Jones, one of whom was the said Caroline Y. Summerlin, dec’d. He also left five children by a former marriage.
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This case was decided at Tallahassee. Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court. Caroline Y. Summerlin, daughter of complainant Mary Ann j ones, died an infant possessed of considerable personal estate, derived from her father Jacob Summerlin, deceased. Jacob Summerlin, at'his death, left two children by his marriage with said Mary Ann Jones, one of whom was the said Caroline Y. Summerlin, dec’d. He also left five children by a former marriage. After the death of said Jacob Summerlin, the complainant Mary Ann intermarried with James S. Jones, and by this marriage had three children at the time of…
1Opinion of the CourtDuPONT, J.
This case presents for the consideration and determination of the Court the important and interesting question as to the rule to be observed in the distribution of the personal estate of one dying in infancy.
In the year 1822, at the first session of the Territorial Legislature, then denominated the “ Legislative Council,” an act was passed known as the act regulating descents. This act continued on the statute book until the session-held in the year 1828, when it was re-enacted by operation of the statute generally designated the “ condensation act.” That condensation act expressly repealed…
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