Legal Opinion

Watt v. Pittman

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 1890No. 14,456PublishedCited by 7 opinions

From the Clark Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.

— The first paragraph of the appellee's complaint alleges that Mary E. Watt made a will; that it was duly admitted to probate, and that a copy is filed with the complaint as an exhibit. Item second of the will reads thus: “ I give and devise all my real estate to James Watt, to support and school my daughter Clara Ann,” and item four nominates Watt as executor of the will. It is also alleged in the complaint that Watt, the appellant, took pos*170session of the real estate of which the testator died seized, and that he accepted the devise. It is still further alleged that the appellee, designated…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Schori v. StephensIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Grubbs v. MorrisIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Hochstedler v. HochstedlerIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Lofton v. MooreIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
  5. McMahan v. NewcomerIndiana Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Heaston v. KriegIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Taylor v. CalvertIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Henry v. KnightIndiana Court of Appeals · 1919
  4. Board of Commissioners v. LomaxIndiana Court of Appeals · 1892
  5. Clark v. MarlowIndiana Supreme Court · 1897

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