Adair v. Craig
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Tallapoosa., Heard before the Hon. Richard B. Kelly. The bill in this case was filed by the appellants- against the appellees. The purpose of the bill and the facts of the case necessary to an understanding of the decision on the present appeal are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Tallapoosa., Heard before the Hon. Richard B. Kelly. The bill in this case was filed by the appellants- against the appellees. The purpose of the bill and the facts of the case necessary to an understanding of the decision on the present appeal are sufficiently stated in the opinion. On the final submission of the cause upon the pleadings and proof, the chancellor rendered a decree denying the relief prayed for by the complainants, and ordered the bill dismissed. From this decree the. complainants appeal, and assign the rendition thereof as error. cited…
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
By their bill complainants seek the cancellation of a conveyance of lands executed July 5, 1888, *334by tlieir ancestor, Margaret Craig, who died in September, 1899, to her son Samuel Craig' and his wife, Virginia A. Craig. Samuel Craig died about July 7, 1888, and complainants as heirs of Margaret Craig claim a half interest in the lands as against Samuel Craig’s widow and heirs. The bill avers “said instrument is posthumous in its character and cannot operate as a deed, and not having two attending witnesses does not have the effect of a will, and, therefore, is void, yet orators aver that it…
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