Legal Opinion
Harper v. Fears
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 8, 1934No. 30967PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, P. J.
This is an appeal from a chancery court decree involving] the right to the estate of James Fears, deceased.
The appellee, Mrs. Belle Fears, was married to' the said James Fears in August, 1918, and as a result of said marriage there are three children. James Fears had formerly been married to Mrs. Ray D. Harper, having married her in 1907. Shortly afterwards, they separated', and she last heard of him directly in 1909, after which time she never had any further correspondence with him. In 1911, she received a telegram from his sister stating that he was dead. Not having heard from him as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Funk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co. v. BeardsleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1901
- Wilkie v. CollinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1873
- Powell v. PowellMississippi Supreme Court · 1854
- Spears v. BurtonMississippi Supreme Court · 1856
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Union Bank & Trust Co. v. GordonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Whitman v. WhitmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
- Minor v. Higdon, Adm'rMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Harrison v. G. & K. Investment Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- Watson v. WatsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
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