Legal Opinion
Jennings v. Lister
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 1921No. Civil No. 1863PublishedCited by 17 opinions
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Cochise. A. C. Lockwood, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, C. J.
The case is submitted upon an agreed statement of facts summarized as follows:
In„ May, 1919, Ollie E. Lister received injuries through the negligence of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation from which he died. Mabron Lister was appointed administrator of his estate, which consisted of a claim for damages against said corporation. The claim was settled, and the sum in the hands of the administrator, being ready for distribution, was claimed by Emily May Jennings under a will of deceased, the pertinent clause thereof being in wbrds as follows:
“I give and bequeath to my niece, Emily May Jennings of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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