Norfleet v. Callicott
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Tate county. Hon. Julian C. Wilson, Chancellor. Norfleet and others, executors of the last will and testament of J. C. Callicott, deceased, were complainants in the court below; Mrs. Callicott, widow of the decedent, and others, the appellees, were defendants there. From the decree of the court below, the complainants, the executors, appealed to the supreme court for the purpose of obtaining á conclusive decision of the questions involved.
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From the chancery court of Tate county. Hon. Julian C. Wilson, Chancellor. Norfleet and others, executors of the last will and testament of J. C. Callicott, deceased, were complainants in the court below; Mrs. Callicott, widow of the decedent, and others, the appellees, were defendants there. From the decree of the court below, the complainants, the executors, appealed to the supreme court for the purpose of obtaining á conclusive decision of the questions involved. The executors of the will of J. C. Callicott, deceased, after having paid all debts against the estate, filed a bill in chancery…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
We have given this case the most careful consideration, and we think the learned chancellor below decided every point in it correctly. His decree is in the following words, so far as it relates to the points decided; the chancellor holding:
First: “That the proper interpretation and construction of the will of J. C. Callicott, deceased, is to the effect that said deceased by said will devised to his widow, the said Mrs. Kate B. Callicott, absolutely, the homestead and personal property as mentioned in his said will, and further devised her in trust the income from $15,000 during the term of…
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