Jones v. Hunt
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAYIDSON. Appeal from Chancery Court of Davidson County. J. C. Bradford, Sp. Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
On the —- day of December, 1893, Lucinda Bedford died testate, at her residence in Davidson County, Tennessee. Her will was dated' and executed July 16, 1888. The executor filed the bill in this cause for a construction of “Item Eleventh,” which is as follows: “After payment by my executor of my debts and the legacies before mentioned, I will, devise, and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate, including gas stock, money in bank, and bonds, to the children of my deceased sisters, Kitty Hunt and Margaret Robertson, and the children of my deceased brothers, Rob Roy Dyer and George Dyer,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Smith T. v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Colton v. ColtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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- Nichols v. AllenTennessee Supreme Court · 1888
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