Gore v. Howard
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM OVERTON. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Overton County. W. M. Hammock, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlisteR, J.
The question presented for determination in this case is whether the petitioners are entitled to have set aside the probate of the will of John Maxwell, deceased, and contest the same upon an issue of demmvit vel non. The Circuit Judge was of the opinion that petitioners having, in the lifetime of the testator, released and relinquished to him, for a valuable consideration, all their interest or right of expectancy in his estate, have now no such legal status with reference thereto as would entitle them to wage such a contest.
The testator, John Maxwell, departed this life in May, 1891, after…
2Cited by13 opinions
- In Re the Probate of the Will of CookNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- State v. LancasterTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
- Cowan v. WalkerTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Sanders v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1955
- In Re the Estate of MilamCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
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