Watson v. Turner
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Talladega. Heard before the Hon. S. K. McSpadden. The bill in this case was filed on the 16th October, 1888, by Mrs. Dollie Watson, a grand-daughter of Joseph McReynolds, deceased, against Mrs. Martha Turner and others, who were interested in his estate as heirs, legatees and devisees ; and sought to vacate and set aside the probate of a paper, which had been established by a decree of the Probate Court as a codicil to the last will and…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Talladega. Heard before the Hon. S. K. McSpadden. The bill in this case was filed on the 16th October, 1888, by Mrs. Dollie Watson, a grand-daughter of Joseph McReynolds, deceased, against Mrs. Martha Turner and others, who were interested in his estate as heirs, legatees and devisees ; and sought to vacate and set aside the probate of a paper, which had been established by a decree of the Probate Court as a codicil to the last will and testament of said McBeynolds. Joseph McBeynolds died in September, 1864, and a paper which purported to be his last will and…
1Opinion of the CourtSomeryille, J.
-The will of Joseph McReynolds, who died in September, 1864, was probated in the Probate Court of Talladega county on January 6, 1865. An instrument, purporting to be a codicil of the same will, was recently presented to the same court to be proved; and this paper was also probated in due form on December 6th, 1886,- — • more than twenty years, it will be observed, after the probate of the will itself. Some of the interested parties contested the proceeding, but the appellant was not one of these contestants.
The present bill is filed by the appellant, for the purpose of contesting the…
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