Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Campbell
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1934PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Green
This is a contest between the widow and son (by a former wife) of L. D. Campbell, deceased, over the division of a legacy passing under the will of Mrs. Adelia Craigmiles Cross, more recently deceased. The chancellor decreed in favor of the widow, and the son has appealed.
L. D. Campbell died in September, 1927. Prior to his death Mrs. Cross made a will containing the following provision:
“In appreciation of acts of friendship from my friends Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Campbell of Cleveland, Tennessee, I will and bequeath to them jointly the sum of $5,000.”
Mrs. Cross died in September, 1928, about a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Final Accounting of Executors of AlbrechtNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Draper v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1820
- Phelps v. SimonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Bennett v. HutchensTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Smith v. HaireTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
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