Knox v. Knox
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before tbe Hon. Joi-iN P. Hubbakd. In tbe matter of tbe last will and testament of Mrs. Anna O. Knox, deceased, which was propounded for probate by William Knox and Alex. Troy, who were therein named as executors, and was contested by Edward N. Knox, a grandchild, on tbe grounds of testamentary incapacity, undue influence, and fraud.
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before tbe Hon. Joi-iN P. Hubbakd. In tbe matter of tbe last will and testament of Mrs. Anna O. Knox, deceased, which was propounded for probate by William Knox and Alex. Troy, who were therein named as executors, and was contested by Edward N. Knox, a grandchild, on tbe grounds of testamentary incapacity, undue influence, and fraud. The testatrix died on the 14th June, 1890, being at tbe time over eighty years of age. ■Tire papers propounded for probate consisted of a will dated September 16th, .1889, and a codicil dated May 2d, 1890, each…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The case comes to this court by appeal from the Circuit Court, to which court an appeal had been taken from the decree and judgment rendered by the Probate Court of Montgomery county, on a contest of the validity of the will of Mrs. Anna O. Knox. On June 28th, 1883, testatrix executed in due form an instrument purporting to be her last will and testament. One provision of this will.was in the following words : “And whereas certain powers were vested in me by two deeds executed by my deceased husband, William Knox, the one to William S. Donnell, trustee, dated May 30th, 1853, and the other to…
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