Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. VAUGHN
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1960No. 41398PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
This appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Lauderdale County involves the construction of a will, a joint tenancy in personalty, and certain restrictions placed by the chancellor upon the life tenant.
E. J. Vaughn died on January 13,1958. He left surviving him his widow and second wife, the appellant, Mrs. Inez Pickett Vaughn, and three adult children by his first wife, the appellees. His will was duly probated and administered by the executrix named in it, his widow. He first bequeathed to his adult children $1,000 each. He devised to his wife a life estate in their residence, certain…
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