Cason v. Cason
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe Probate Court of Yazoo county. Hon. R. B. Mayes, judge. John Cason, after having made and published his last will and testament, died in the year 1836. Canada Cason, his executor, in October 1836, procured the same to be probated, and recorded in the Probate Court of Yazoo county, and qualified as executor.
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Appeal from tbe Probate Court of Yazoo county. Hon. R. B. Mayes, judge. John Cason, after having made and published his last will and testament, died in the year 1836. Canada Cason, his executor, in October 1836, procured the same to be probated, and recorded in the Probate Court of Yazoo county, and qualified as executor. The will of John Cason, after making several specific bequests, devised and bequeathed all the residue of his estate of whatever kind, to the executor in trust, for John White, Hilary White, James Cason, (the appellee,) and John-T. Cason and Alexander Cason, in equal…
1Opinion of the CourtHandy, J.
This was a petition filed in the Probate Court of Yazoo county, by the appellee, for the purpose of setting aside a final settlement • of the appellant, as executor of Canada Cason, in that court, and for a new account.
*589The material facts necessary to be stated appear to be, that John Oason, died in the year 1836, leaving a will, which was probated by his executor, Canada Cason, by which he bequeathes the greater part of his property to his executor, in trust for John White, Hilary White, James Cason, the appellee, John T. Cason, and Alexander Cason, equally; and in case of the death of either…
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