Schaffler v. Handwerker
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Green
Mrs. Annie Handwerker died testate in Shelby county September 6, 1925. She left a husband, John Y. Hand-werker, and several children. She had been twice married, and had children by both husbands. In her will she disposed of a considerable estate, real and personal, dividing it among all her children. She bequeathed to her husband the sum of $15. The complainant, Leopold Schaffler, a son by her first husband, was named as ex- ecntor by the will, and the will was duly probated, and Schaffler qualified as such executor.
Thereafter the husband, John Y. Handwerker, undertook to dissent from his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. Jones v. WestTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Smith v. HaireTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Gill v. McKinneyTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Travis v. SitzTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Tellico Bank & Trust Co. v. LoomisTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Alcorn v. AlcornSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
- Elliott v. MarklandCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1942
- Allen v. First American National BankCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
- Lynch v. FarisTennessee Supreme Court · 1950