State ex rel. Colcord v. Young
Supreme Court of Florida
Mandamus by the State on the relation of Russell E. Colcord, by his next friend, John L. Colcord, against William B. Young, circuit judge, to compel defendant to determine a cause appealed from the ■county court to the Circuit Court. Judgment for de.fendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Ratyey, C. J. :
The petition, which by consent stands as the alternative writ of mandamus in this proceeding, shows that on the 23d day of June last, Russell E. Colcord, by his next friend, John L. Colcord, and "the rector, wardens and vestry of St. John’s Episcopal Church, of Jacksonville, propounded 'for probate before the county judge of Duval counry, sitting in the exercise •of his probate jurisdiction, a written instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of one Amanda L, Colcord, in which alleged last will and testament, the rector, wardens and vestry of St. John’s ■Church,…
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