Greene's v. Speer
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Marengo. IN the matter of the estate ©f Richard Greene, deceased* on final settlement of the accounts of Thomas J. Woolf, the executor, and distribution of that part of the estate which was left undisposed of by the decedent’s will.
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Marengo. IN the matter of the estate ©f Richard Greene, deceased* on final settlement of the accounts of Thomas J. Woolf, the executor, and distribution of that part of the estate which was left undisposed of by the decedent’s will. The decedent died in August, 1856, leaving a widow and six children-. By his last will and testament, which was executed on the 14-th August, 1852, and duly admitted to probate soon after his death, he gave the bulk of his estate* which consisted of lands, slaves, money, &c., in specific legacies to his wife and children ; but died…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
We have-.duly considered the single question presented by the assignment of error in this case, and are satisfied the judgment of.the probate court must be affirmed. Section -1582 of the Code, which declares the rule for bringing advancements into hotchpot, refers alone to estates of intestates. Looking only to this section, it would require bold interpolation to bring under its influence estates of;testators who left portions of .their estates undis-posed of by. their wills.
The argument for appellant rests mainly for its support (on section 1596 of the Code. The argument carries the language…
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