Napier v. Church
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Probate Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court.— Jacob S. Galloway, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fancher
Robert R. Church, who was an ex-slave, died in Shelby county, Tennessee, in August, 1912. Soon after his death an instrument purporting to be his last will and testament was admitted and placed of record. Laura C. Napier filed her petition in the probate court of Shelby county to contest the will. She asserts in her petition to contest that she is the daughter of Robert R. Church, and thus entitled to inherit from her father. Upon the determination of the question as to whether *115she may inherit will depend her right to make this eon-' test. ^
The proponent of the will interposed an answer…
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