Mueller v. Mueller
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Price Williams, Jr. John L. Mueller died by 'committing suicide on April 16, 1897. He left surviving him his widow, Louisa Mueller, but no children or their descendants; and his mother and several sisters also survived him. A. S. Lyons was appointed administrator of his estate. On March 9, 1899, the administrator made application for final- settlement and filed his accounts and vouchers therefor.
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Price Williams, Jr. John L. Mueller died by 'committing suicide on April 16, 1897. He left surviving him his widow, Louisa Mueller, but no children or their descendants; and his mother and several sisters also survived him. A. S. Lyons was appointed administrator of his estate. On March 9, 1899, the administrator made application for final- settlement and filed his accounts and vouchers therefor. A day was appointed for thé final settlement, at which time the widow, Louisa Mueller, appeared and moved the court to decree that she…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
By the terms of the contract entered into between the appellant and her late husband, before their marriage, it was expressly agreed that he was to repay to her the twenty-five hundred dollars of money belonging to her whenever she required it. It was under this agreement that this money went into the possession of the husband. This antenuptial contract was executed by the husband and wife in the State of Louisiana, which was the domicile of the wife before her marriage. The domicile of the future husband, however, was in the State of - Illinois. They were each over the age of twenty-one…
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