Legal Opinion

Covington v. Anderson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1886PublishedCited by 10 opinions

FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court at Memphis. W. W. McDowell, Ch.

1Opinion of the CourtTurney, J.

Henry O. Woodward died in Shelby county, in 1869. He had a policy of insurance on his life for $20,000. He left a widow who, shortly after his death, gave birth to a daughter. His will contains the following clauses: “I give and bequeath to my dear beloved wife, Sallie F. Woodward, for her support and the support and education , of her child by me begotten, all the interest that may accrue on the remainder of the insurance that may be due my estate.”

*311“The balance of the insurance money that may be due my estate, after the paying of my just debts, to be invested in United States interest…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Macfarlane v. GilmoreHawaii Supreme Court · 1851

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Texas Co. v. AycockTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Blevins v. Johnson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Bradford v. City of ClarksvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  4. Glover v. Hardeman CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
  5. In Re BusheeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2004

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