Maydwell v. Maydwell
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County. —Francis Fentress, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Creen
James Maydwell died in Memphis in 1892, the owner of a considerable estate. Two-ninths of this estate was devised in trust to his wife, Mrs. Sophie Maydwell, for the benefit of testator’s daughter, Lizzie Maydwell, now Mrs. Lizzie Hunter. Mrs. Maydwell has acted as trustee for her daughter since the death of her husband. In this case Mrs. Hunter is seeking to have her mother removéd as such trustee.
The proof shows that Mrs. Maydwell is a woman of excellent business judgment. She has managed the estate well, preserving it and improving it. Likewise, Mrs. Maydwell is a woman of integrity and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- May v. MaySupreme Court of the United States · 1897
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Overell v. OverellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926
- Buntin v. MeriwetherCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1966
- Cook ex rel. Cook v. CookCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
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