Roberts v. Vaughn
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM WILLIAMSON. Appeal for the Circuit Court of Williamson County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and hy certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court.— How. J. C. Hobbs, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice Lansden
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case originated in the circuit court of Williamson county, and was appealed to the court of civil appeals. A petition for certiorari has been filed to correct the judgment of the latter court, and while many questions are discussed in the case, we think only three need he presented in this opinion.
Joab Sayers died testate in Williamson county, and willed all of his property to his brothers and sisters. He was the father of one child, Robert Sayers, hut had been divorced from his wife a few years before his death. He was the…
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